Greyfriars Bobby
By (Author) Richard Brassey
Hachette Children's Group
Orion Children's Books
11th March 2010
7th January 2010
United Kingdom
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Pets and pet care
636.700929
Paperback
24
Width 172mm, Height 246mm, Spine 4mm
100g
Everyone has heard the legend of Greyfriars Bobby, the Skye terrier who belonged to a policeman in Edinburgh more than one hundred and fifty years ago - and who was as loyal in death as in life to his master. He was so famous that it's said that Queen Victoria paid him a special visit. But until now, not all the facts of this often told story have been known. Richard Brassey uncovered new research in preparing this book. Best of all, however, is the warmth and humour in the words and pictures that has made this story a favourite for generations of readers.
Richard Brassey is the author and illustrator of a host of colourful and original non-fiction books for children, among them the bestselling Nessie the Loch Ness Monster and The Story of Scotland, which won the TES/Saltire Society Award, and the Brilliant Brits biography series. Richard Brassey lives in Essex.