Dick King-Smith (born 27 March, 1922, March Bitton, Gloucestershire, England) is a prolific English children's author, best known for writing "The Sheep-Pig", retitled in the US as "Babe the Gallant Pig", upon which the movie "Babe" was based. He was a farmer for 20 years before he became a teacher and author. Wikipedia
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Dick King-Smith didn't need to look far for the creative inspiration behind The Sheep-Pig , the book that was eventually made into the blockbuster movie Babe . The prolific author was a farmer for twenty years! Scroll down to learn more. www.puffinbooks.ca/nf/shared/SharedDisplay/0,,214100_0,00...
Dick King-Smith was a Gloucestershire farmer until the age of 45, when he gave up farming to become a primary school teacher. Now a bestselling full-time author, his work has received many awards, including a Bronze Medal Smarties Book Prize in l997 for www.randomhouse.co.uk/catalog/authorcb.htm?authorID=104548
Dick King-Smith was born and raised in Gloucestershire, England, surrounded by pet animals. After twenty years as a farmer, he turned to teaching and then to writing children's books. Dick writes mostly about animals: farmyard fantasy, as he likes to ca www.randomhouse.com/kids/dickkingsmith/bio.html
Dick King-Smith was born in Gloucester in 1922. After working as a farmer during twenty years, he turned to teaching and later on, he began writing children's books. His first book, The Fox Busters , was published in 1978, when he was fifty-four. From www.ricochet-jeunes.org/eng/biblio/author/king-smith.html
