The Pig Who Saved the World
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Author | Paul Shipton |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Genre | Children's |
Publisher | Candlewick Press |
Publication date | 6 July 2006 |
Pages | 272 pp |
ISBN | 978-0-14-131635-2 |
OCLC | 72867581 |
Preceded by | The Pig Scrolls |
The Pig Who Saved the World is the sequel to The Pig Scrolls, both of which have been written by Paul Shipton. It is set in Ancient Greece and makes references to Greek mythology concerning their gods and heroes. It was first published in 2006.
The main character Gryllus, a talking pig, has just finished saving the world from utter chaos when, he decides he wants to become human once more. In order to do this, Gryllus has to set out to find Circe, the witch who turned him into a pig in the first place, and ask her to change him back. Sibyl, the ex-priestess, and Homer, the soon to be an epic poet, come along for the ride.
The Pig Who Saved the World won the Nestlé Bronze Award in 2006.[1][2]
References[]
- ^ Pauli, Michelle (4 October 2006). "Dunmore in contention for Nestlé children's book awards" – via www.theguardian.com.
- ^ "Nestlé Smarties Book Prize". LibraryThing.
Categories:
- 2006 British novels
- Children's historical novels
- British children's novels
- British young adult novels
- British comedy novels
- Novels set in ancient Greece
- Classical mythology in popular culture
- Pigs in literature
- Greek and Roman deities in fiction
- 2006 children's books
- 2000s children's historical novel stubs