Handsome Hog
Handsome Hog

Handsome Hog

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5 - 8
Reading age
32
Page count
20
Words per page
Aug 11, 2010
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On the Great Grassy African Plain Handsome Hog had a beautiful smooth coat and an extremely elegant tail. This is the story of how Handsome Hog lost his looks and became known as Warthog to the other animals. Mwenye Hadithi is a pen name and means a story-teller in Swahili.

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      Author
      Mwenye Hadithi

      Mwenye Hadithi and Adrienne Kennaway previously worked together on Laughing Giraffe, Sleepy Cheetah, and Crafty Chameleon, for which they won the Kate Greenaway Medal.

      Illustrator
      Adrienne Kennaway

      Mwenye Hadithi and Adrienne Kennaway previously worked together on Laughing Giraffe, Sleepy Cheetah, and Crafty Chameleon, for which they won the Kate Greenaway Medal.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780340970355
    Publication Date
    August 11, 2010
    Publisher
    Hodder Stoughton
    Original Publication Date
    April 1, 2010
    Page Count
    32
    Words Per Page
    20
    Audience
    Picture
    Reading Age
    5 - 8 years

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    Core Score - 45%

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    Depth Score - 18%

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