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Lost! The Hundred-Mile-An-Hour Dog

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Lost! The Hundred-Mile-An-Hour Dog
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Jeremy Strong
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:144
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129
ISBN/Barcode 9780141323251
ClassificationsDewey:823.914
Audience
Children / Juvenile
Illustrations black & white line drawings throughout

Publishing Details

Publisher Penguin Random House Children's UK
Imprint Puffin
Publication Date 3 January 2008
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Streaker the dog is lost. And not just a bit lost, but really lost.It wasn't even her fault! She wanted to protect some pies from the pie robber and suddenly she's miles from home and two-legged Trevor and she has to make friends with a cat. A CAT! But it gets a lot hairier when they find themselves face-to-face with a baboon. . .Will Streaker ever see her beloved pups again? And more importantly, will she ever eat another donut again?

Author Biography

Jeremy Strong was born and grew up in south-east London. He gratuated in English from York University and spent some time trying to become an overnight success as a writer. In the meantime he worked as a caretaker, a strawberry-picker and in a bakery, putting the jam in doughnuts. He trained as a teacher and went on to become a headteacher in Kent. He has written a great many books for children, including the Karate Princess titles and There's a Viking in My Bed and There's a Pharaoh in Our Bath!

Reviews

Few children's writers succeed in combining irresistibly rude jokes, witty repartee, and a robust plot with a genuine and considered emotional core Guardian Hilariously funny, this will have you laughing your socks off Guardian Children's Supplement