by Dick King-Smith · Yearling · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780440863571
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«Mr Ape» is the children's novel by Dick King-Smith, published by Yearling in paperback (128 pages, in English).
The elderly Mr Ape is left alone in his huge house when his demanding wife and children abandon him. To fill the void, he comes up with an idea: to populate the house with the animals he always wanted. Soon pets and their young multiply out of control and every room is crowded, so he will have to find a solution.
The Yearling edition was published on 4 March 1999 and is catalogued as Children's and Young Adult. The work falls within animal narrative for children.
Recommended for children aged 9 to 11, especially for those who enjoy stories featuring animals.
Ronald Gordon King-Smith OBE, known by his pen name Dick King-Smith, was an English writer of children's books. He is best known for The Sheep-Pig (1983), which was adapted as the movie Babe (1995) and translations have been published in fifteen languages. He was awarded an Honorary Master of Education degree by the University of the West of England in 1999 and appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2010 New Year Honours.
