Harry's Mad
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Most people walk down stairs, putting one foot more or less carefully in front of the other, and perhaps holding on to the banisters.
About this book
Harry's legacy from his great-uncle, a talking parrot, proves to be a much more exciting gift than he ever imagined.
Themes & subjects
ParrotsInheritance and successionFictionJuvenile FictionChildren's fictionBehavior, fiction
First published 1984About the author
Dick King-Smith
27 March 1922 – 4 January 2011
Ronald Gordon King-Smith OBE, Hon.MEd (27 March 1922 – 4 January 2011), was a prolific English writer of children's books, primarily using the pen name Dick King-Smith. He is best known for The Sheep-Pig (1983), or Babe the Gallant Pig in the US. It 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. Dick and Myrle had three children – two daughters (Juliet and Lizzie) and one son (Giles). Dick King-Smith's first book, The Foxbusters, was published in 1978…
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