Summary
Defying all stereotypes, Babe is a hardworking, clean, fit, polite, and friendly young pig who lives on the farm run by Mr. and Mrs. Hogget. Although the Hoggets originally viewed Babe as a Christmas dinner, his winning personality, and his ability to get along with all the other animals on the farm, soon transforms him from potential meal to beloved pet. Babe's stock on the farm is raised even higher when following the example of his adoptive mother, a boarder collie, he sets out to become a sheep dog, or rather, a sheep pig. Impressed by Babe's skill, Farmer Hogget trains him to compete in the Grand Challenge Sheep Dog Trials. Inspired by the author's own experiences as an English farmer, this chapter book is illustrated with B&W drawings. BABE THE GALLANT PIG was made into a film called BABE, which was a 1995 Academy Award nominee for Best Picture.
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"An animal fantasy which will inevitably be compared to 'Charlotte's Web'."
"The relationship between Fly and Babe is fresh, and Babe's sensitivities, which are the key to his success, give the novel a richness that's impossible to resist."
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Random House Childrens Books
Published date: 1993
Size: 5.5 x 8 inches
Weight: 0.65 pounds
Ages: 3 to 4
Pages: 118
Synopses
A piglet destined for eventual butchering arrives at the farmyard, is adopted by an old sheep dog, and discovers a special secret to success.
Publisher's Notes
Fresh from his foray into Hollywood stardom, Babe gets a new cover for the Knopf Paperbacks line. An ALA Notable Book A Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book A Horn Book Fanfare Honor Book An IRA/CBC Children's Choice An NCTE Teachers' Choice
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