Olga da Polga

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Olga da Polga

Title:

Olga da Polga

Author:

Bond, Michael, author.

Rayner, Catherine, illustrator.

Summary:

"Olga da Polga has left the pet shop to start a new life with her owners. Her home is now a large and airy hutch and it's not long before she meets Noel the cat, Fangio the hedgehog, and Graham the tortoise. Her garden companions soon discover that Olga loves an audience and from the moment she arrives she tells them stories about her wild and exciting adventures. Although they are not always sure whether to believe everything Olga says, one thing is certain--since Olga moved in, life is never dull!"-- Book flap.

General Note:

Originally published in English in 1971 by Oxford University Press.

Edition:

First American edition.

Contents:

Olga sets out -- The naming of Olga da Polga Olga takes a bite -- Olga's story -- Olga makes a friend -- Olga's day off -- Olga wins a prize -- Olga starts a rumor -- Olga and the "Surrey Puma" -- Disaster -- The dance of the sugar plum guinea pig -- The night of the moon rockets -- An unexpected visit.

Physical Description:

171 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm

Subject Term:

Guinea pigs -- Juvenile fiction.

Pets -- Juvenile fiction.

Cats -- Juvenile fiction.

Hedgehogs -- Juvenile fiction.

Turtles -- Juvenile fiction.

Families -- Juvenile fiction.

Gardens -- Juvenile fiction.

Truthfulness and falsehood -- Juvenile fiction.

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