The Jenius

Informationen zum Autor Dick 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 The Sheep-Pig (winner of the Guardian Award and filmed as Babe ), Harry's Mad , The Hodgeheg , Martin's Mice , The Invisible Dog, The Queen's Nose and The Crowstarver . At 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. Klappentext Judy's classmates snigger when she claims guinea pigs are brainy. But, when her guinea pigs have a baby son, she decides to call him Jenius and train him to prove her point. Soon he can do all kinds of clever tricks, and Judy can't wait to show him off at school. After all, what could possibly go wrong? Zusammenfassung Judy's classmates snigger when she claims guinea pigs are brainy. But, when her guinea pigs have a baby son, she decides to call him Jenius and train him to prove her point. Soon he can do all kinds of clever tricks, and Judy can't wait to show him off at school. After all, what could possibly go wrong?

Product details

• Authors: Dick King-Smith
• Assisted by: Peter Firmin (Illustration)
• Publisher: Puffin UK
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 7 to 9
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 26.02.2004
• EAN: 9780141312866
• ISBN: 978-0-14-131286-6
• No. of pages: 96
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 5 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; JUVENILE FICTION / School & Education, School stories (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: School stories, Interest age: from c 7 years, Humorous stories (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories