by Dick King-Smith · Editorial Vicens Vives · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788468236254
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Babe is a piglet who arrives at Hogget Farm, where Mrs. Hogget thinks of turning him into bacon. However, Babe demonstrates a surprising talent for sheepherding, even surpassing sheepdogs. Farmer Hogget decides to enter him in the Grand Challenge herding trials. Can Babe win with a miracle? This edition features the original text and illustrations by Maggie Kneen, ideal for introducing a new generation to the story of this unique pig.
Ronald Gordon King-Smith OBE, known by his pen name Dick King-Smith, was an English writer of children's books. He is best known for The Sheep-Pig (1983), which was adapted as the movie Babe (1995) and translations have been published in fifteen languages. He was awarded an Honorary Master of Education degree by the University of the West of England in 1999 and appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2010 New Year Honours.
