Chewing the Cud
An Extraordinary Life Remembered by the Author of Babe: The Gallant Pig
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Before he was a children’s book author, Dick King-Smith was a soldier, a farmer, a salesman, a factory worker, and a teacher. But he was always a devoted family man who loved the countryside he lived in and the animals he kept. In this insightful memoir, Dick King-Smith recounts the joys and failures of his life with equal humor and candor. And he remembers a delightful cast of animal characters–from Anna, the dachshund who turned out to be just stubborn, not deaf, to the 600-pound pig Monty, who liked to be scratched on top of his head, to Wilhelmina, a pet badger who was fond of love bites. As readers delight in recognizing the inspiration behind many of Dick King-Smith’s books, they’ll also see how a collection of experiences made a man a writer.
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Release date
February 18, 2009 -
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Kindle Book
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OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9780307482778
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EPUB ebook
- ISBN: 9780307482778
- File size: 11940 KB
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Languages
- English
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Levels
- ATOS Level: 6.9
- Lexile® Measure: 1200
- Interest Level: 4-8(MG)
- Text Difficulty: 5
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