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Actually, you will find out a little bit more about Deerhounds at the beginning of the book because Jill Murphy gives us an illustrated guide to the hounds, from their various ear styles (yes, you read that correctly) to their love of comfort and their ability to grovel. As fast and silent hunters they made quick work of any game the size of a hare or larger and were highly regarded by nobility and poachers alike. With over 30 years experience working as an artist, mainly in puppet animation and model making, I now concentrate on sculpting portrait heads of humans and animals in clay. But poor Alfie has got lost and he's scared - of thunderstorms and being hungry and never seeing Charlie again . Read more about the condition Very Good: A book that has been read and does not look new, but is in excellent condition.

Its short chapters also make it very easy to fit around your bedtime routine, particularly if you’re like us and often find yourself running out of time before lights out. Like other sighthounds, deerhounds have unique anatomical and physiological features likely due to intentional selection for hunting by speed and sight. So he's extremely upset when Charlie goes away and leaves him with a sitter—upset enough that he escapes into the woods.The majority of pages are undamaged with some creasing or tearing, and pencil underlining of text, but this is minimal.

There was a moment when my daughters got a bit scared, namely when the dog was 'kidnapped' (in a relatively harmless way though, more lurked into a new ownership) by two guys who, as it turned out, needed a new dog to help them catch hares and foxes (! If that doesn't work, there may be a network issue, and you can use our self test page to see what's preventing the page from loading. The Deerhound was bred to hunt red deer by coursing and deer-stalking [4] [5] until the end of the 19th century. This lovely junior fiction story, written and illustrated by Jill Murphy (of Worst Witch fame), was recommended to me by a European bookseller earlier in the year. With the eventual demise of the clan systems in Scotland, these hunting dogs became sporting animals for landowners and the nobility, but were also bred and hunted with by common folk when feasible.In outward appearance, the Scottish Deerhound is similar to the Greyhound, but larger and more heavily boned. Meanwhile, Charlie doesn’t know what to do – but one thing is for sure: he’ll never stop looking for his dear hound. Heartwarming, gently humorous story of a "homeward bound" lost pet, Alfie the deerhound puppy, surviving in "the wild" with two friendly foxes until he and his owner Charlie can be reunited. She is best known for the very popular Mr and Mrs Large picture books, which detail the domestic chaos of an elephant family. Jackie Morris on Instagram: "When you’ve taken your dear hound for one last walk, but she is ashes, and your friends turn up with the perfect present.

Every time I’d finish a chapter for the night he would ask what happens next and ask for just one more chapter. But this is especially true if you have or know deerhounds, because Jill Murphy clearly knows the breed. One of the most precarious times in the breed's history seems to have been towards the end of the nineteenth century, when many of the large Scottish estates were split into small estates for sporting purposes, and few then kept Deerhounds. Five Minute's Peace won the 1987 Parents Magazine Best Books for Babies Award, as well as being shortlisted for the 1986 Children's Book Award. But poor Alfie has got lost and he s scared of thunderstorms and being hungry and never seeing Charlie again .

While lost, the dog is befriended by 2 foxes who try (and ultimately succeed) to help him find his way back home.

Use a paint program or publishing software to create a ‘Lost Dog’ poster, which Charlie can put up around the local area. The resulting works can be unsettling, haunting, beautiful but always subtly peppered with personality. Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). Teddy Roosevelt wrote that some Canadian and American hunters used "the greyhound, whether the smooth-haired, or the rough-coated Scotch deer-hound" on the wolf [6] and deer [7] Dr. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins.

As well as a funny storyline that will entertain both adults and children, the book’s illustrations are just lovely’ The Merry Bookworm Explores Rainbows in Debut Author, Billy Dunne’s Picture Book, ‘Why? He makes friends with a couple of foxes who teach him the basics of survival and whilst some of what happens might seem a little twee to those who're not fond of human thoughts and actions being attributed to animals it's going to be spot on for most of the target age group. At under two-hundred pages, this is a fast and fun read with one of the best deer hounds ever written into a book. It is however a true sighthound which has been selected for generations to pursue game; consequently, most Deerhounds will be eager to chase. He was nominated for a BAFTA for his role as Mr Perks in The Railway Children, and he played Donna Noble's grandfather in Doctor Who.