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Mr Dog and a Hedge Called Hog
A brand new young fiction series by TV broadcaster and intrepid explorer Ben Fogle, inspired by his real-life animal experiences…
Co-written with best-selling children’s author Steve Cole and illustrated throughout with beautiful black and white illustrations by Nikolas Ilic.
You can always count on Mr Dog to help an animal in trouble…
Mr Dog has travelled north for an island escapade. But when a local hedgehog problem seems set to threaten his new friend, Hog, he knows he’ll have to act quickly to save his prickly companion…
Co-written with best-selling children’s author Steve Cole and illustrated throughout with beautiful black and white illustrations by Nikolas Ilic.
You can always count on Mr Dog to help an animal in trouble…
Mr Dog has travelled north for an island escapade. But when a local hedgehog problem seems set to threaten his new friend, Hog, he knows he’ll have to act quickly to save his prickly companion…
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Published September 5, 2019
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Ben Fogle
39 books115 followersBen Fogle is a presenter, writer and adventurer. His achievements include racing 160 miles across the Sahara desert in the notorious Marathon Des Sables.
He has rowed the Atlantic Ocean in 49 days and crossed Antarctica in a foot race to the South Pole.
He has presented numerous programmes including BBC’s Animal Park, Wild In Africa, Countryfile, Crufts, One Man and His Dog and Extreme Dreams.
He writes regularly for the Sunday Telegraph and the Independent and has written four bestselling books. Ben’s latest book, The Accidental Adventurer will be published by Transworld in 2011.
He is an ambassador for WWF, Medecins Sans Frontier and Tusk, a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and the President of the Campaign for National Parks.
Ben is a special correspondent for NBC News in the United States, reporting from all over the world for Today, Dateline and MSNBC Nightly News.
http://www.benfogle.com/biography
He has rowed the Atlantic Ocean in 49 days and crossed Antarctica in a foot race to the South Pole.
He has presented numerous programmes including BBC’s Animal Park, Wild In Africa, Countryfile, Crufts, One Man and His Dog and Extreme Dreams.
He writes regularly for the Sunday Telegraph and the Independent and has written four bestselling books. Ben’s latest book, The Accidental Adventurer will be published by Transworld in 2011.
He is an ambassador for WWF, Medecins Sans Frontier and Tusk, a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and the President of the Campaign for National Parks.
Ben is a special correspondent for NBC News in the United States, reporting from all over the world for Today, Dateline and MSNBC Nightly News.
http://www.benfogle.com/biography
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October 2, 2019
We have read Mr Dog and the Rabbit habit so thought we would give this a go.
I absolutely love reading so I try to pass that onto my kids and now my grandkids. This story is one I shared with my grandson.
We both loved this story. My grandson is a big fan of Mr Dog and is looking forward to reading more about him.
Nice size of book at 144 pages with small chapters. Definitely recommend this for ages five plus or seven/eight if reading themselves.
I absolutely love reading so I try to pass that onto my kids and now my grandkids. This story is one I shared with my grandson.
We both loved this story. My grandson is a big fan of Mr Dog and is looking forward to reading more about him.
Nice size of book at 144 pages with small chapters. Definitely recommend this for ages five plus or seven/eight if reading themselves.
July 10, 2022
Lubię książki dla dzieci, w których głównymi bohaterami są zwierzęta. Też tak macie? Za każdym razem jestem zachwycona tym jak autorzy potrafią przekazać ważne wartości poprzez postępowanie tych małych czworonogów.
To nasze pierwsze spotkanie z przygodami Pana Psa i powiem szczerze, że jak na ksiażeczke dla dzieci była ona naprawdę ciekawa. Napisana prostym i zrozumiałym językiem, co z pewnością stanowi dobrą pozycję na początek przygody z czytaniem. Do tego duża czcionka, okraszona ładnymi ilustracjami, z pewnością zachęci niejednego młodego czytelnika, do poznania historii tego dobrego i odważnego psa.
"Pan Pies to niezwykły pies! Zawsze uprzejmy, zawsze dzielny, zawsze gotowy do pomocy!"
"Pan Pies i Jeżyk Perzyk" to już trzecia część serii stworzonej przez Bena Fogle'a. Nasz główny bohater - Pies, dociera do skalistych wybrzeży pewnej wyspy. Na miejscu okazuje się, że mieszkają na niej jeże, które nie są tam mile widziane. Muszą się ukrywać, bowiem ich tropem podążają psy myśliwskie. Na szczęście Pan Pies jest zawsze skory do pomocy i postanawia pomóc Jeżykowi Perzykowi w ucieczce, jednocześnie samemu narażając się na gniew innych czworonogów. Czy uda im się uciec przed niebezpieczeństwem? I dlaczego na tej wyspie, obecność jeżów jest tak bardzo niepożądana?
Jest to historia, która oprócz ciekawej fabuły, ma w sobie też wątek edukacyjny. Dowiadujemy się co nieco o jeżach, o ochronie środowiska, oraz tego, dlaczego niektóre gatunki zwierząt są zagrożone wyginięciem. Dodatkowo autor w świetny sposób pokazuje, czym tak naprawdę jej bezwarunkowa pomoc, co jest naprawdę ważną wartością, którą warto przekazywać naszym dzieciom już od najmłodszych lat.
Książka dedykowana dla dzieci w wieku 6-8 lat.
To nasze pierwsze spotkanie z przygodami Pana Psa i powiem szczerze, że jak na ksiażeczke dla dzieci była ona naprawdę ciekawa. Napisana prostym i zrozumiałym językiem, co z pewnością stanowi dobrą pozycję na początek przygody z czytaniem. Do tego duża czcionka, okraszona ładnymi ilustracjami, z pewnością zachęci niejednego młodego czytelnika, do poznania historii tego dobrego i odważnego psa.
"Pan Pies to niezwykły pies! Zawsze uprzejmy, zawsze dzielny, zawsze gotowy do pomocy!"
"Pan Pies i Jeżyk Perzyk" to już trzecia część serii stworzonej przez Bena Fogle'a. Nasz główny bohater - Pies, dociera do skalistych wybrzeży pewnej wyspy. Na miejscu okazuje się, że mieszkają na niej jeże, które nie są tam mile widziane. Muszą się ukrywać, bowiem ich tropem podążają psy myśliwskie. Na szczęście Pan Pies jest zawsze skory do pomocy i postanawia pomóc Jeżykowi Perzykowi w ucieczce, jednocześnie samemu narażając się na gniew innych czworonogów. Czy uda im się uciec przed niebezpieczeństwem? I dlaczego na tej wyspie, obecność jeżów jest tak bardzo niepożądana?
Jest to historia, która oprócz ciekawej fabuły, ma w sobie też wątek edukacyjny. Dowiadujemy się co nieco o jeżach, o ochronie środowiska, oraz tego, dlaczego niektóre gatunki zwierząt są zagrożone wyginięciem. Dodatkowo autor w świetny sposób pokazuje, czym tak naprawdę jej bezwarunkowa pomoc, co jest naprawdę ważną wartością, którą warto przekazywać naszym dzieciom już od najmłodszych lat.
Książka dedykowana dla dzieci w wieku 6-8 lat.
February 11, 2022
Chyba mogę napisać, że jestem fanką PANA PSA. To już moje trzecie spotkanie i uważam, że jest to jeden z najbardziej uroczych, poczciwych bohaterów w książeczkach dla dzieci. Jest tu humor, jest przygoda i jest wartość edukacyjna. Bardzo mądra opowieść o pomaganiu, która będzie idealna dla maluchów, które rozpoczynają swoją przygodę z czytaniem.
W tej serii podoba mi się praktycznie wszystko. Język jest prosty i zrozumiały dla młodego odbiorcy, bardzo dobrze się to czyta. Postaci są do kochania, w mig nawiązuje się więź ze światem przedstawionym. Wydanie też jest świetne, lekkie, przyjazne i barwne - a książeczki są naprawdę tanie.
I oczywiście ILUSTRACJR Nikolasa Ilica, kóry słowom Bena Fogle pozwolił żyć. Świetnie zilustrował PANA PSA, poczciwinę z wielkim nosem i duszą tułaczą. Przeglądanie tej książki jest miłe i dla dużego i dla małego.
Pamiętajcie jednak o wartości edukacyjnej - w tomie trzecim mowa będzie o jerzyku... a ja kocham jeże! Więc miło będzie, jak i wy pokochacie. Naprawdę urocza seria, taka - jak już pisałam, ale to słowo najbardziej mi tu pasuje - poczciwa.
PAN PIES kochany jest
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tom 3
PAN PIES
Wydawnictwo Wilga
W tej serii podoba mi się praktycznie wszystko. Język jest prosty i zrozumiały dla młodego odbiorcy, bardzo dobrze się to czyta. Postaci są do kochania, w mig nawiązuje się więź ze światem przedstawionym. Wydanie też jest świetne, lekkie, przyjazne i barwne - a książeczki są naprawdę tanie.
I oczywiście ILUSTRACJR Nikolasa Ilica, kóry słowom Bena Fogle pozwolił żyć. Świetnie zilustrował PANA PSA, poczciwinę z wielkim nosem i duszą tułaczą. Przeglądanie tej książki jest miłe i dla dużego i dla małego.
Pamiętajcie jednak o wartości edukacyjnej - w tomie trzecim mowa będzie o jerzyku... a ja kocham jeże! Więc miło będzie, jak i wy pokochacie. Naprawdę urocza seria, taka - jak już pisałam, ale to słowo najbardziej mi tu pasuje - poczciwa.
PAN PIES kochany jest
6/10
tom 3
PAN PIES
Wydawnictwo Wilga
September 7, 2020
Miss 6 is enjoying listening to the Mr Dog series by audiobook and had fun listening to this one.
Miss 6 and I like to explore different books and authors at the library, sometimes around particular topics or themes. We try to get different ones out every week or so; it's fun for both of us to have the variety and to look at a mix of new & favourite authors.
Miss 6 and I like to explore different books and authors at the library, sometimes around particular topics or themes. We try to get different ones out every week or so; it's fun for both of us to have the variety and to look at a mix of new & favourite authors.
July 22, 2020
Very good
October 10, 2019
“Mr Dog and a Hedge called Hog” is another tale (or tail if you want to use a dog pun) following Mr Dog, “a brave, scraggy mutt with a good heart and a marvellous mind, who ran headlong into adventure, helping others along the way.”
Mr Dog is a dog without a home. Therefore he does roam. This book starts with him being a stowaway on a ferryboat “off the craggy coast of Scotland”. He then disembarks onto the Isle of Evan. This is an island where humans with sniffer dogs are hunting hedgehogs. “They don’t belong on the Isle Of Evan.” This is because they are an introduced species to the island and are causing issues for the island’s wildlife as they eat the eggs of rare bird’s that nest there. Not everyone though likes the inhumane method of getting rid of the hedgehogs. Some would rather rescue them by capturing them and transporting them to the mainland instead.
Mr Dog meets a hedge called Hog, or more accurately a hedgehog in a pile of leaves pretending to be a hedge because he is scared of Mr Dog. Hog is in danger because the sniffer dogs are out, and Mr Dog, “a friend to all animals” needs to rescue him. “A dog helping a hedgehog instead of his own kind? You’ll regret this, scruff-bag. My pals and I will get you, just you wait!”
This is a book written by Ben Fogle (and Steve Cole who has written a lot of other good children’s books – I’ve read and enjoyed a couple of his Adventure Duck books). Ben Fogle is well known for his TV presenting work with his programmes covering outdoors-y things like adventure, nature and countryside. He is a good fit for a series of books that seem to be focused on British wildlife, plus this book set on a Scottish island reminds me of Ben Fogle’s time on “Castaway 2000” when he was castaway on a Scottish island. Ben Fogle’s “notes from the author” at the end of the book are good too where he talks about his love of hedgehogs – “I love watching the way they snuffle for food or curl into a ball if they think they are in danger” – and about how to help hedgehogs – “Hedgehogs really need our friendship – even if they can’t tell us so”.
I liked the book. It has good characters. It has a British nature setting. It covers a theme of humans helping wild animals (whilst also showing how not to treat them). It has a good story with a good ending.
Mr Dog is a dog without a home. Therefore he does roam. This book starts with him being a stowaway on a ferryboat “off the craggy coast of Scotland”. He then disembarks onto the Isle of Evan. This is an island where humans with sniffer dogs are hunting hedgehogs. “They don’t belong on the Isle Of Evan.” This is because they are an introduced species to the island and are causing issues for the island’s wildlife as they eat the eggs of rare bird’s that nest there. Not everyone though likes the inhumane method of getting rid of the hedgehogs. Some would rather rescue them by capturing them and transporting them to the mainland instead.
Mr Dog meets a hedge called Hog, or more accurately a hedgehog in a pile of leaves pretending to be a hedge because he is scared of Mr Dog. Hog is in danger because the sniffer dogs are out, and Mr Dog, “a friend to all animals” needs to rescue him. “A dog helping a hedgehog instead of his own kind? You’ll regret this, scruff-bag. My pals and I will get you, just you wait!”
This is a book written by Ben Fogle (and Steve Cole who has written a lot of other good children’s books – I’ve read and enjoyed a couple of his Adventure Duck books). Ben Fogle is well known for his TV presenting work with his programmes covering outdoors-y things like adventure, nature and countryside. He is a good fit for a series of books that seem to be focused on British wildlife, plus this book set on a Scottish island reminds me of Ben Fogle’s time on “Castaway 2000” when he was castaway on a Scottish island. Ben Fogle’s “notes from the author” at the end of the book are good too where he talks about his love of hedgehogs – “I love watching the way they snuffle for food or curl into a ball if they think they are in danger” – and about how to help hedgehogs – “Hedgehogs really need our friendship – even if they can’t tell us so”.
I liked the book. It has good characters. It has a British nature setting. It covers a theme of humans helping wild animals (whilst also showing how not to treat them). It has a good story with a good ending.
September 8, 2019
This time Mr. Dog is taking part in a different adventure. He travels north as a stowaway, and whilst hiding in a crate he discovers that hedgehog hunts are taking place on the Isle of Evan.Mr Dog is always up for an adventure, especially if it involves helping other animals. Along with his spiky friend Hog, he sets himself a task to find out why the innocent creatures are so unwelcome on the island. However, first Mr Dog and his adorable new friend must outwit a pack of hunting hounds!
I can’t really recommend this series of books highly enough. Mr Dog is gentlemanly and charming, displaying kindness, especially to animals in danger. The books are exciting, suspenseful, funny and informative with beautiful illustrations to bring the story to life. Children will learn the importance of preserving wildlife and that kindness always prevails. As an adult, it is an absolute joy to read, and this book will be a bedtime favourite for so many children.
Ben Fogle has added a sweet little chapter at the end of the book which explains how we should all take care of our hedgehogs (just like Mr Dog did!).
I can’t really recommend this series of books highly enough. Mr Dog is gentlemanly and charming, displaying kindness, especially to animals in danger. The books are exciting, suspenseful, funny and informative with beautiful illustrations to bring the story to life. Children will learn the importance of preserving wildlife and that kindness always prevails. As an adult, it is an absolute joy to read, and this book will be a bedtime favourite for so many children.
Ben Fogle has added a sweet little chapter at the end of the book which explains how we should all take care of our hedgehogs (just like Mr Dog did!).
August 9, 2019
Mr Dog has travelled north for an island escapade. But when a local hedgehog problem seems set to threaten his new friend, Hog, he knows he’ll have to act quickly to save his prickly companion…
This was another delightful book in the "Mr Dog" series by Ben Fogle. This time, starring hedgehogs, Mr Dog is tasked to solve a problem involving the local hedgehog population. With rich and descriptive language, and some "new" words to talk about, this book will leave children wanting to read more about Mr Dog's adventures.
A great book to use in the classroom, not only to read to children, but for young readers starting their first chapter books. Mr Dog and a Hedge Called Hog is an ideal text to use when discussing wildlife issues with children, in a thoughtful and non-threatening manner.
I will look forward to the next installment in the life of Mr Dog!
This was another delightful book in the "Mr Dog" series by Ben Fogle. This time, starring hedgehogs, Mr Dog is tasked to solve a problem involving the local hedgehog population. With rich and descriptive language, and some "new" words to talk about, this book will leave children wanting to read more about Mr Dog's adventures.
A great book to use in the classroom, not only to read to children, but for young readers starting their first chapter books. Mr Dog and a Hedge Called Hog is an ideal text to use when discussing wildlife issues with children, in a thoughtful and non-threatening manner.
I will look forward to the next installment in the life of Mr Dog!
August 19, 2019
A cute little story with a nice message, complete with notes at the end to explain how to take care of hedgehogs. Mr Dog is a clever, determined hero and children will love reading about his adventures. The illustrations add just the right touch. Perfect!
November 18, 2019
What a lovely book! I enjoyed reading this myself and I have started to read it to my 4, 6 and 10 year olds, and they really enjoying the adventures!
Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for the advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.
Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for the advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.
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