Explore the wonderful world of guinea-pigs through information, music and story! Dick King-Smith loves guinea-pigs - the way they look, their cuddliness, the noises they make...he's kept hundreds, so he knows all about them and how best to care for them. And so will you, when you've read this book! In the accompanying CD (aprox. 19 min), actor Stephen Tompkinson explores the wonderful world of guinea-pigs through information, music and story.
After serving as a soldier in World War II, Dick King-Smith became a farmer and then a teacher of English. His first book, The Fox Busters, was published in 1978 and he went on to become one of the most prolific English writers for children. He is best known for The Sheep-Pig, which was adapted into the movie Babe in 1995, and won the 1984 Guardian Children'
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