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Dick King-Smith

Dick King-Smith served in the Grenadier Guards during the Second World War, and afterwards spent twenty years as a farmer in Gloucestershire, the county of his birth. Many of his stories are inspired by his farming experiences. Later he taught at a village primary school. His first book, The Fox Busters, was published in 1978. He wrote a great number of children's books, including The Sheep-Pig (winner of the Guardian Award and filmed as Babe), Harry's Mad, Noah's Brother, The Hodgeheg, Martin's Mice, Ace, The Cuckoo Child and Harriet's Hare (winner of the Children's Book Award in 1995). At the British Book Awards in 1991 he was voted Children's Author of the Year. In 2009 he was made OBE for services to children's literature. Dick King-Smith died in 2011 at the age of eighty-eight.

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Title:: The Mouse Family Robinson (MP3)
Written by:: Dick King-Smith
Read by:: Andrew Sachs
Format:: Unabridged MP3 CD Audio Book
Number of CDs:: 1
Duration:: 35 minutes
MP3 size:: 26 MB
Published:: March 01 2015
Available Date:: March 01 2015
Age Category:: Children (6+)
ISBN:: 9781486236565
Genres:: Fiction; Animals
Publisher:: Bolinda audio

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'An appealing animal adventure for those ready to graduate from early readers.'
Kirkus Reviews

A delightful story with a truly engaging mouse hero.

'If only that horrible cat didn't live here!' When Beaumont Robinson, an inquisitive young mouse, is nearly killed by the cat, his family decide there is only one thing to do. They must emigrate! And so they all set out on a midnight adventure to find a new house.

'With simple prose [and] gentle humour ... The Mouse Family Robinson is sure to satisfy new readers.'
Amazon.com

'His animal stories never descend to fluffiness.'
The Independent on Sunday

'A delightful addition for newly independent readers.'
School Library Journal

'Dick King-Smith is a huge favourite with children.'
The Observer