{"product_id":"ambrose-follows-his-nose-paperback","title":"Ambrose Follows His Nose - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDick Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJosie Rogers\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished to mark the centenary of his birth, a recently discovered adventure by the author behind \u003ci\u003eThe Water Horse\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBabe the Gallant Pig\u003c\/i\u003e, completed by his great granddaughter.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Ambrose is a young rabbit with a very strong sense of smell - he's as good at tracking as a bloodhound. He lives in a hutch with his three siblings and his parents, and is owned by Jim, who smells very strongly of cat, much to Ambrose's disgust. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Jim's niece Biddy comes to stay and she desperately wants to take Ambrose home to be her pet. She plays with Ambrose every day, training him to track things with his extraordinary nose - which comes in very handy when his little sister Roly escapes the hutch and ends up down a foxhole. But Ambrose's nose really saves the day when a fire breaks out in Jim's cottage and Ambrose is the only one woken by the smell of smoke. Maybe Biddy's wish to take Ambrose home will come true after all...\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDick 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. He wrote a great number of children's books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Sheep-Pig \u003c\/i\u003e(winner of the Guardian Award and filmed as \u003ci\u003eBabe\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eHarry's Mad\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Hodgeheg\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMartin's Mice\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Invisible Dog, The Queen's Nose\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e The Crowstarver\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eAt 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJosie Rogers\u003c\/b\u003e is the great granddaughter of Dick King-Smith. She was born in London but moved to the west coast of Scotland aged nine and has pretty much been there ever since. After a period working in France, she studied English literature and creative writing at the University of Glasgow.\u003cbr\u003eAs a child, Josie much preferred books to pets and people. Now, though, her favourite activities involve her family and their dogs. She writes prose and poetry, some of which has been published in various anthologies. When she isn't writing or reading, she's generally making something, like bread or a silly joke. She currently works as an editor in Glasgow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 04, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51754029744416,"sku":"9780241488416","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f6f9a8b4eb7062411592d26b646364b2.webp?v=1780031834","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/ambrose-follows-his-nose-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}