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Product Description: On the still air from the distant fields came o horrible mixture of a roar and a scream with a snarl mixed in, and even at that distance it was so loud that everyone knew one thing for certain. It was the noise of no ordinary creature!

Hardcover:

9780745114989 | Large print edition (Chivers, May 1, 1992), cover price $12.95 | About this edition: On the still air from the distant fields came o horrible mixture of a roar and a scream with a snarl mixed in, and even at that distance it was so loud that everyone knew one thing for certain.
9780670491452 | Viking Pr, May 1, 1982, cover price $10.95 | About this edition: On an island inhabited solely by cats, expert hunter, Tom Plug, hires himself out to the aristocratic, but very hungry, Bampton-Bush family as provider of food.

Paperback:

9780140314571 | Reprint edition (Puffin, March 1, 1992), cover price $3.99 | About this edition: On an island inhabited solely by cats, expert hunter Tom Plug hires himself out as provider of food to the aristocratic, but very hungry, Bampton-Bush family

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Product Description: Magnus was a large mouse, a fearless mouse, a real powermouse. Fattened on patent Porker Pills. he just grows and grows - and so do his problems.

Hardcover:

9780745112961 | Large print edition (Chivers, May 1, 1991), cover price $15.95 | About this edition: His mother was amazed when she saw the size of her newborn infant and realised that feeding him was going to cause problems.
9780060232313 | Harpercollins Childrens Books, April 1, 1984, cover price $11.95 | About this edition: A baby mouse who won't stop growing is carried off by the rat catcher and begins a series of adventures.

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9781855497436 | Chivers Audio Books, August 1, 1992, cover price $18.95 | About this edition: Magnus was a large mouse, a fearless mouse, a real powermouse.

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Product Description: Down in the belly of the Ark was Noah's brother, the weak and timid Yessah. Ordered about by his bossy relatives, Yessah's only true friends were the birds and the beasts; and with their help he did a noble deed that might have changed the world.

Hardcover:

9781850899471 | Large print edition (Abc-Clio Inc, June 1, 1986), cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Down in the belly of the Ark was Noah's brother, the weak and timid Yessah.

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Product Description: Dorothea considers it a disgrace that one of her children has the white saddle-shaped patch on his bottom, and not on his back.Life doesn't look too promising for Saddlebottom, until he runs away from home and meets a very unusual cat...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Hardcover:

9780745106298 | Large print edition (G K Hall & Co, December 1, 1987), cover price $12.95 | About this edition: Saddlebottom's mother considers him a disgrace to his breed because his saddle-shaped patch is on his bottom instead of his back!

Paperback:

9780754078173 | Large print edition (Galaxy, July 1, 2002), cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Dorothea considers it a disgrace that one of her children has the white saddle-shaped patch on his bottom, and not on his back.

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9780816197248 | Unabridged edition (G K Hall Audio Books, February 1, 1987), cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Dorothea considers it a disgrace that one of her children has the white saddle-shaped patch on his bottom, and not on his back.

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Harry's legacy from his great-uncle, a talking parrot, proves to be a much more exciting gift than he ever imagined

Hardcover:

9780844669731, titled "Harry's Mad" | Peter Smith Pub Inc, June 1, 1999, cover price $22.50 | About this edition: Harry's legacy from his great-uncle, a talking parrot, proves to be a much more exciting gift than he ever imagined
9780745111018, titled "Harry's Mad" | Large print edition (G K Hall & Co, August 1, 1990), cover price $15.95 | About this edition: Harry Holdsworth had never heard of his Great-Uncle George until he inherited the old man’s most cherished possession: an African Grey parrot named Madison.
9780517562543, titled "Harry's Mad" | Random House Childrens Books, February 1, 1987, cover price $11.95 | About this edition: Harry's legacy from his great-uncle, a talking parrot, proves to be a much more exciting gift than he ever imagined.

Paperback:

9780669477399, titled "Harry's Mad" | Ppk edition (Great Source Education Group Inc, June 1, 1999), cover price $29.27
9780679886884, titled "Harry's Mad" | Reprint edition (Yearling Books, July 1, 1997), cover price $5.99 | About this edition: Harry's legacy from his great-uncle, a talking parrot, proves to be a much more exciting gift than he ever imagined
9780440401124, titled "Harry's Mad" | Reprint edition (Yearling Books, November 1, 1988), cover price $3.25 | About this edition: Harry's legacy from his great-uncle, a talking parrot, proves to be a much more exciting gift than he ever imagined.

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9780745185798, titled "Harry's Mad" | Unabridged edition (Chivers Audio Books, January 1, 1988), cover price $18.95 | About this edition: Harry Holdsworth had never heard of his Great-Uncle George until he inherited the old man’s most cherished possession: an African Grey parrot named Madison.

Prebinding:

9780833527059, titled "Harry's Mad" | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $15.40 | About this edition: Harry's legacy from his great-uncle, a talking parrot, proves to be a much more exciting gift than he ever imagined

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The chickens of Foxearth Farm, led by the Foxearth Fox-Busters, match wits with a gang of clever young foxes armed with a secret weapon

Hardcover:

9780745104928 | Large print edition (Lythway, April 1, 1987), cover price $13.95 | About this edition: The Foxearth fowls have a tradition of battling with the crafty foxes whose cunning is hard to outwit.

Paperback:

9780440402886, titled "Fox Busters" | Reprint edition (Yearling Books, May 1, 1990), cover price $2.95 | About this edition: A community of chickens continually preyed on by hungry foxes is saved by the birth of three wonder chicks, who grow into magnificent flying machines and lead a climactic barnyard battle.

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9780816197446 | Unabridged edition (G K Hall Audio Books, July 1, 1987), cover price $17.95 | About this edition: The Foxearth fowls have a tradition of battling with the crafty foxes whose cunning is hard to outwit.

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Product Description: Sir Tumbleweed is an unlikely knight - afraid of horses, jousting and dragons. But with help from Arthur the Lion and Spearhead the Unicorn, he floors Sir Basil the Beastly in a jousting match. Will the champion jouster of all England find an obliging damsel in distress?

Hardcover:

9781850899396 | Abc-Clio Inc, June 1, 1987, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Sir Tumbleweed is an unlikely knight―afraid of horses, jousting, and dragons.

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9780745185866 | Chivers Audio Books, July 1, 1988, cover price $18.95 | About this edition: Sir Tumbleweed is an unlikely knight - afraid of horses, jousting and dragons.

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A forgetful farmer has a miserable day, not remembering any of his wife's instructions, but glad he remembers his name. Or does he?

Hardcover:

9780689313707 | Atheneum, September 1, 1987, cover price $13.95 | About this edition: A forgetful farmer has a miserable day not remembering any of his wife's instructions, but glad he remembers his name--or does he?

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Tells the story of Hazel of Cuckoobush Farm, the baby animals she loves and tends, and her new role as a big sister when two very special babies arrive
By Kazuko (illustrator) and Dick King-Smith

Hardcover:

9780688076801 | Greenwillow, August 1, 1988, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: Each season brings new things to see and do on the farm as Hazel enjoys the newborn animals.

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Martin the cat cannot bear to kill mice so he keeps them as pets in the barn, never dreaming that he will one day be given away to someone as a pet

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9780745185804, titled "Martin's Mice" | Chivers Audio Books, November 1, 1989, cover price $18.95 | About this edition: "Martin, a kitten, is branded a `wimp' by his siblings for his friendly interest in mice.

Prebinding:

9780785797647, titled "Martin's Mice" | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $15.40 | About this edition: A farm cat who doesn't want to catch mice keeps a family of them as pets in the barn; but then he is given away to a townswoman and acquires a new perspective.

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Tod Golightly, a young highwayman, finds his fortune with the help of four loyal animal friends.

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9780745185859 | Chivers Audio Books, September 1, 1990, cover price $18.95 | About this edition: Tod Golightly, a young highwayman, finds his fortune with the help of four loyal animal friends.

Library:

9780517581353 | Crown Pub, September 1, 1991, cover price $14.99 | About this edition: Setting off to make his fortune as a highwayman in eighteenth-century England, young Tod Golightly joins up with Martha, a wise old donkey; Digby, a protective dog; Loudmouth, a widowed magpie; and Evil, a foul-smelling ferret

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Product Description: Trained by eight year old Judy, the Jenius is the most brilliant guinea pig in the world. But will he be able to give a public performance of his tricks?
By Peter Firmin (illustrator) and Dick King-Smith

Hardcover:

9780575040830 | Victor Gollancz, October 1, 1990, cover price $13.95 | About this edition: Trained by eight year old Judy, the Jenius is the most brilliant guinea pig in the world.

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Having been coached in swimming by a duck and an otter, a runt piglet with deformed front feet becomes a hero when their farm is flooded.

Hardcover:

9780844671468 | Peter Smith Pub Inc, June 1, 2001, cover price $22.25 | About this edition: Daggie, a runt piglet, becomes the world's only swimming and flying pig and saves his farm from a dangerous flood

Paperback:

9780590433419 | Scholastic Paperbacks, November 1, 1990, cover price $2.75 | About this edition: FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY.
9780140345377 | Reprint edition (Puffin, October 1, 1990), cover price $6.99 | About this edition: Daggie, a runt piglet, becomes the world's only swimming and flying pig and saves his farm from a dangerous flood

Reinforced:

9780606047722 | Demco Media, October 1, 1990, cover price $14.55 | About this edition: Daggie, a runt piglet, becomes the world's only swimming and flying pig and saves his farm from a dangerous flood

Prebinding:

9780881037289 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $17.20 | About this edition: Daggie, a runt piglet, becomes the world's only swimming and flying pig and saves his farm from a dangerous flood

Hardcover:

9780745116822 | Large print edition (Chivers, January 1, 1993), cover price $13.95

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9780816195824 | G K Hall Audio Books, March 1, 1991, cover price $19.95

On her birthday, Brigid meets Patrick Victorious Wellington Right-Handed O'Reilly, or Paddy for short, a leprechaun who teaches her the ways of the little people without ever mentioning a pot of gold.

Hardcover:

9780517581360 | Crown Pub, February 1, 1992, cover price $14.00 | About this edition: Brigid enjoys making friends with Paddy the leprechaun and wonders if he has a pot of gold

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9780745124391 | Chivers Audio Books, July 1, 1991, cover price $18.95 | About this edition: When Brigid sees a tiny carrot moving about in the garden she can't believe her eyes.

Library:

9780517581377 | Crown Pub, February 1, 1992, cover price $14.99 | About this edition: Brigid enjoys making friends with Paddy the leprechaun and wonders if he has a pot of gold

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Follows the humorous adventures of four-year-old Sophie as she pursues her dream of becoming a farmer.

Paperback:

9780440404828, titled "Sophie's Snail" | Yearling Books, August 1, 1991, cover price $3.25 | About this edition: Follows the humorous adventures of four-year-old Sophie as she pursues her dream of becoming a farmer.

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9781855497214, titled "Sophie's Snail" | Cover to Cover Cassettes Ltd, December 1, 1991, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: Follows the humorous adventures of four-year-old Sophie as she pursues her dream of becoming a farmer.

Product Description: Farmer Tubbs takes a real shine to one particular pig, so much so that he can't bear to send him to market with the other young pigs. Soon Ace is befriended by the farmyard animals including Nanny the goat and Clarence, the cunning white cat...read more

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9780816192090 | G K Hall Audio Books, September 1, 1991, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: Farmer Tubbs takes a real shine to one particular pig, so much so that he can't bear to send him to market with the other young pigs.

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Farmer Tubbs' amazing pig, Ace of Clubs, surprises everyone by his understanding of human speech, an accomplishment that lands him a spot on national television

Hardcover:

9780844668901 | Peter Smith Pub Inc, July 1, 1997, cover price $22.50 | About this edition: Farmer Tubbs' amazing pig, Ace of Clubs, surprises everyone by his understanding of human speech, an accomplishment that lands him a spot on national television
9780517578322 | Crown Pub, March 1, 1991, cover price $13.00 | About this edition: Farmer Tubbs' amazing pig, Ace of Clubs, eventually winds up on television for his cleverness.

Paperback:

9780679819318 | Reprint edition (Yearling Books, February 1, 1992), cover price $5.50 | About this edition: Farmer Tubbs' amazing pig, Ace of Clubs, surprises everyone by his understanding of human speech, an accomplishment that lands him a spot on national television

Library:

9780517578339 | Crown Pub, August 1, 1990, cover price $13.99 | About this edition: Farmer Tubbs' amazing pig, Ace of Clubs, eventually winds up on television for his cleverness.

Reinforced:

9780606008495 | Demco Media, February 1, 1992, cover price $13.45 | About this edition: Farmer Tubbs' amazing pig, Ace of Clubs, surprises everyone by his understanding of human speech, an accomplishment that lands him a spot on national television

Prebinding:

9780833585769 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $15.40 | About this edition: Farmer Tubbs' amazing pig, Ace of Clubs, surprises everyone by his understanding of human speech, an accomplishment that lands him a spot on national television

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When she is not allowed to have a pet parrot, Abigail teaches a barnyard hen to talk

Hardcover:

9780745120362 | Large print edition (Chivers North Amer, January 1, 1994), cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Abigail would love to have a pet parrot, but they're too expensive.

Paperback:

9780679853961 | Bullseye Books, October 1, 1994, cover price $3.99 | About this edition: When she is not allowed to have a pet parrot, Abigail teaches a barnyard hen to talk

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9780745144672 | Chivers Audio Books, August 1, 1993, cover price $18.95 | About this edition: Abigail would love to have a pet parrot, but they're too expensive.

Library:

9780517586075 | Crown Pub, August 1, 1992, cover price $14.99 | About this edition: When she is not allowed to have a pet parrot, Abigail teaches a barnyard hen to talk

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An entertaining assortment of animals of all shapes and sizes--from the anaconda to the zambra--populates a zany bestiary filled with a collection of witty poetry. All ages.
By Quentin Blake (illustrator) and Dick King-Smith

Hardcover:

9780027507201 | Atheneum, September 1, 1992, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: A poetic look at animals through the alphabet, from the anaconda to the zambra

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Animal fantasies and wildlife stories from Aesop, Kenneth Grahame, Rudyard Kipling, Jack London, Beatrix Potter, and others vary from comical to sad to simply exciting.
By Dick King-Smith and Jocelyn Wild (illustrator)

Hardcover:

9780688113759 | Tambourine, October 1, 1992, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: A collection of animal stories, fables, and poems

By Dick King-Smith and Nigel Lambert (narrator)

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9780745144924 | Unabridged edition (Chivers Audio Books, April 1, 1993), cover price $18.95

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When Janie's parents refuse to get a Great Dane, the imaginative seven-year-old pretends that she has an invisible dog named Henry, and a series of mysterious events, coupled with a hint of magic, bring the invisible dog to life

Hardcover:

9780517594247 | Crown Pub, April 1, 1993, cover price $14.00 | About this edition: Events conspire to turn Janie's imaginary harlequin Great Dane into a real dog.

Paperback:

9780754060208 | Galaxy, June 1, 1998, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Events conspire to turn Janie's imaginary harlequin Great Dane into a real dog.
9780679870418 | Reprint edition (Yearling Books, May 1, 1995), cover price $5.99 | About this edition: Events conspire to turn Janie's imaginary harlequin Great Dane into a real dog.

Prebinding:

9780785761198 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $15.40 | About this edition: Events conspire to turn Janie's imaginary harlequin Great Dane into a real dog.

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Product Description: A compendium of porcine jokes, activities, super-porky stories and facts for pignoramuses, together with a full-length pig story. The author's previous books include "The Sheep-Pig", winner of the 1984 "Guardian" Children's Award, and "Tumbleweed", runner-up for the 1987 Smarties Prize...read more

Paperback:

9780575054578 | Victor Gollancz, May 1, 1993, cover price $6.95 | About this edition: A compendium of porcine jokes, activities, super-porky stories and facts for pignoramuses, together with a full-length pig story.

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Product Description: Mice, dinosaurs, dogs, hedgehogs and even woodlice feature in this collection of animal stories. The author also wrote "Lady Daisy", "Dragon Boy" and "The Cuckoo Child".

Hardcover:

9780670842537 | Viking Pr, September 1, 1993, cover price $8.99 | About this edition: Mice, dinosaurs, dogs, hedgehogs and even woodlice feature in this collection of animal stories.

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