News Hounds: The Dinosaur Discovery
by Laura James, Ms Charlie Alder
Bob is the stationmaster's dog at Puddle Train Station and a reporter for The Daily Bark, Puddle's best (and only) newspaper for dogs. It's up to Bob to make sure the trains are perfectly on time every day. He has it all under control until the day he digs up the SCOOP of a lifetime in the park – a DINOSAUR skeleton! Suddenly Bob's life isn't running like clockwork, it's running WILD as he and the other News Hounds catch the scent of a dastardly dinosaur THIEF. Can Bob pull off a daring dinosaur rescue, or is he on the express train to DISASTER?A new young fiction series by the author of Captain Pug, for anyone who ever wondered what their dog does when they're not looking! Perfect for fans of The Secret Life of Pets and Toto the Ninja Cat.
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Author Biography
Laura James's love of storytelling began at an early age and led her to undertake a degree in Film Studies and an MA in Writing for Young People at Bath Spa University. Laura's debut novel Captain Pug was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize in 2017. Laura has two dachshunds, Brian and Florence.Charlie Alder has written and illustrated many books for children, including Daredevil Duck and Chicken Break! as well as the News Hounds series. She lives in Devon, England, with her husband and son. When not drawing chickens or dogs, Charlie can be found in her studio drinking coffee, arranging her crayons and inventing more accidental animal heroes.
Review
A great book with lovely pictures and typography for five- to seven-year-olds who are starting to read for themselves and like dogs with multiple chins * The Times on COWBOY PUG *
Gorgeous funny young fiction * Bookseller on CAPTAIN PUG *
Zany … Even reluctant readers will have a blast * Irish Times on FABIO: CASE OF THE MISSING HIPPO *
This neon-bright mystery involves a talent show, a hippo jazz singer, gallons of pink lemonade and, of course, Fabio * Metro on FABIO: CASE OF THE MISSING HIPPO *
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A PAWfectly charming and funny new young fiction series by the author of Captain Pug, for anyone who ever wondered what their dog does when they're not looking! Perfect for fans of The Secret Life of Pets and Toto the Ninja Cat.
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Gorgeous funny young fiction
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The second book in the PAWfect young fiction series for anyone who ever wondered what their dog does when they're not looking!
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Join Bob on an adventure with everything - dogs, trains AND DINOSAURS!
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