{"product_id":"lassie-come-home","title":"Lassie Come-Home","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrief Description\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA collie undertakes a thousand-mile journey in order to once again meet her former master at the school gate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMarc Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCopyright date 1940.;A collie undertakes a thousand-mile journey in order to once again meet her former master at the school gate.;009-014.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrief Description\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe quintessential boy and his dog story. A time-tested favorite.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"The most faithful of all dogs returns in \n\u003ci\u003e Lassie Come-Home\u003c\/i\u003e by Eric Knight. ... This story of a boy and his beloved collie has been retold in many formats but appears here in its original unabridged version, with Marguerite Kirmse's charming b\u0026amp;w interior illustrations and new jacket art.\" - \n\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eEric Knight\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1897 in Yorkshire, England, the countryside that was the background for \n\u003ci\u003eLassie Come-Home\u003c\/i\u003e. He moved to the United States as a teenager. After graduating from Cambridge Latin School in Massachusetts, Eric Knight married and settled on a farm in Pennsylvania, where \n\u003ci\u003eLassie Come-Home\u003c\/i\u003e was written and where the collie who inspired the book is buried.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLassie is Joe's prize collie and constant companion. But when Joe's father loses his job, Lassie must be sold. Three times she escapes from her new owner, and three times she returns home to Joe, until finally she is taken to the remotest part of Scotland--too far a journey for any dog to make alone . . . But Lassie is not just any dog.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eKnight, Eric\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eEric Knight\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1897 in Yorkshire, England, the countryside that was the background for \n\u003ci\u003eLassie Come-Home\u003c\/i\u003e. He moved to the United States as a teenager. After graduating from Cambridge Latin School in Massachusetts, Mr. Knight married and settled on a farm in Pennsylvania, where \n\u003ci\u003eLassie Come-Home\u003c\/i\u003e was written and where the collie who inspired the book is buried. Mr. Knight was killed while serving in the U.S. Army during World War II.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eKirmse, Marguerite\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMarguerite Kirmse (1885-1954) was a British-born artist who emigrated to the United States. She was known for her etchings, particularly of dogs, and she illustrated books including Eric Knight's \n\u003ci\u003eLassie Come-Home\u003c\/i\u003e and her own \n\u003ci\u003eDogs in the Field\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Knight, Eric\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Square Fish\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePub Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 2007-09-18\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC:\u003c\/b\u003e Juvenile Fiction|Classics|Juvenile Fiction|Action \u0026amp; Adventure|Juvenile Fiction|Animals|Dogs|Juvenile Fiction|Animals|Pets|Juvenile Fiction|Social Themes|Friendship\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSubjects:\u003c\/b\u003e Adventure stories|Adventures and adventurers|Dogs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312371319\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eASIN:\u003c\/b\u003e -\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSKU:\u003c\/b\u003e SP-9780312371319\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Square Fish","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51153997103382,"sku":"SP-9780312371319","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9780312371319_spiral.png?v=1774929922","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/lassie-come-home","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}