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A fun and mischievous title blending the popular themes of dogs and dinosaurs, from the creator of "The Big Blue Thing On The Hill". When Scruff the dog digs up some bones, he soon finds there are 100 bones! It's the biggest dinosaur discovery of all time... Ages: 3+
About the author
Yuval Zommer graduated from London's Royal College of Art and went on to pursue a career as creative director for some of the UK's top advertising agencies.
His debut picture book, The Big Blue Thing on the Hill, published by Templar in 2014, was nominated for the 'Heart of Hawick' Children's Book Award 2015, in the best new picture book category, as well as for the 'Read It Again!' Cambridgeshire Children's Book Award 2015, for best debut by author/illustrator.
Summary
Scruff the dog is a stray, who just loves to dig. It doesn't make him the most popular dog in the neighbourhood. But when he sniffs out a pile of old bones, he gets all the neighbourhood dogs to help him. but 100 bones. It is the most exciting dinosaur discovery of all time! Scruff's find wins him new friends and a new home.
Foreword
A little dog who makes a big discovery...
Additional text
This is a story with a moral which I thoroughly approve: the muddy and messy shall rule the world. Scruff the stray dog loves to dig. But his pals Percy the Pug, Pixie the Poodle and Ada the... you get the gist, don't want to scuff up their coats. Scruff finds 100 bones at the bottom of a hole but they're not like anything he's seen before. The gang take them to the Natural History Museum and a prof with a vaguely Russian name declares them rare dinosaur bones and Scruff makes the front pages. Yuval Zommer, a graduate of the Royal College of Art, must be congratulated for getting dogs and dinosaurs into this rich storyline (the kids' picture book equivalent of a full house in bingo) and for his original, delightful illustrations.
