The Emperor's Gruckle Hound

By Kathryn Cave

Book Overview

It's the Emperor's birthday--but he's not happy. Presents spill over the steps of the palace, but he doesn't like any of them. Then Fred, the gardener, finds a missing label and attaches it to a stray puppy--The Last of the Gruckle Hounds. The Emperor is overjoyed (never mind that he doesn't know what a gruckle is!) The Last of the Gruckle Hounds lives a life of luxury, sleeping on silk cushions, feasting on salmon--while his twin brother, Scruff, searches for slops in the city's bins. Will the puppies ever meet again? And, if they do, will Fred's trick be discovered?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0340854634
• ISBN13: 9780340854631
• Release Date: March 2002
• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
• Length: 137 Pages
• Weight: 0.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.4" x 5.0"
• Age Range: 7 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 4