In a nutshell: upstairs downstairs puppies at the court of Charles II Megan Rix takes young readers to the London of 1666 in a typically exciting and heart-warming novel, and gives them a puppies’ eye-view of life at the court of Charles II. Little Woofer is destined to work in the kitchens as a turnspit dog, running round inside the wheel that turns the palace’s great roasting spits, while spaniel Tiger Lily is the pampered pet of the king.
The two meet and become friends, unconscious of difference of rank, and in the adventure that follows become lost on the streets of London as the Great Fire rages. The setting is brilliantly realised, full of background detail, characters and stories that will enthral children, and the two little dogs themselves are irresistible heroes.
For more great animal stories, moving, realistic and well told, there is of course Michael Morpurgo and Sarah Lean and Gill Lewis too. ~ Andrea Reece
London 1666 - A terrible plague has swept through the city and people live in fear of animals carrying the disease.
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London 1666 - A terrible plague has swept through the city and people live in fear of animals carrying the disease. Woofer is a loveable stray who works in the palace kitchen and Tiger Lily is the pampered pet spaniel of King Charles II.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed The Great Fire Dogs and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-12 years old
The Great Fire Dogs features in the following genres: Featured Books for 11+ readers, Recommendations, Animal Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Recommended Children's eBooks, Featured Books for 9+ readers
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The Great Fire Dogs was written by Megan Rix and published by Puffin an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd
The Great Fire Dogs has 227 pages
£7.19, reduced from £7.99. In Stock.
