Oh, For the Love of Dog!

A plucky dog; a lonely boy; a furious bull - can they all come together as the birthplace of a lifelong friendship for a stray and a boy?***Oh, For the Love of Dog! is a tale of a very special kind of mateship.Toby, our young hero, fails to cross the field that's home to a very bored, always angry bull called Sumo. The lad only just evades the horns of the massive brute - then things start to look bad. Really bad!As Toby scrambles up a tree to avoid the danger, a small, scruffy dog suddenly appears at the fence line. Its barking distracts the raging bull and makes for an epic battle with a narrow escape.Boy and mutt meet - from the close call they've shared, will a deep, deep bond be born?Has our pooch found his forever home? And has our hero found his Best Furry Friend? John Pearce. After a three-decade long career as an award-winning advertising writer in Melbourne, Australia, personal circumstances opened up the world of stories - and learning - for children.Publishing several works designed for adult-child sharing, the author is driven to explore and develop this medium of creative expression.

Pagina's: 56, Paperback, Europa Edizioni srl