News Hounds: The Dinosaur Discovery

Join Bob on an adventure with everything - dogs, trains AND DINOSAURS!The second book in a funny, friendly young series about an intrepid gang of canine journalists - this is breaking news!Laura James is the author of The Adventures of Pug and Fabio The World's Greatest Flamingo Detective seriesFeaturing spectacular full-colour interiors by rising-star illustrator Charlie AlderFans of Ali Pye, Alex T. Smith, Toto the Ninja Cat and The Secret Life of Pets will adore this hilarious seriesBloomsbury has three books contracted in this seriesLaura James's love of storytelling began at an early age and led her to undertake a degree in Film Studies and an MA in Writing for Young People at Bath Spa University. Laura's debut novel Captain Pug was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize in 2017. Laura has two dachshunds, Brian and Florence. Charlie Alder has written and illustrated many books for children, including Daredevil Duck and Chicken Break! as well as the News Hounds series. She lives in Devon, England, with her husband and son. When not drawing chickens or dogs, Charlie can be found in her studio drinking coffee, arranging her crayons and inventing more accidental animal heroes.Bob is the stationmaster's dog at Puddle Train Station and a reporter for the Daily Bark, Puddle's best (and only) newspaper for dogs. It's up to Bob to make sure the trains are on time every day. He has everything under control until the day he digs up the SCOOP of a lifetime in the park - a DINOSAUR skeleton! Suddenly Bob's life isn't running like clockwork, it's running WILD, as he and the other News Hounds catch the scent of a dastardly dinosaur THIEF. Can Bob pull off a daring dinosaur rescue, or is he on the express train to DISASTER? This young fiction series by the author of Captain Pug is perfect for fans of The Secret Life of Pets and Toto the Ninja Cat.The second book in the PAWfect young fiction series for anyone who ever wondered what their dog does when they're not looking!A great book with lovely pictures and typography for five- to seven-year-olds who are starting to read for themselves and like dogs with multiple chinsGorgeous funny young fictionZany . Even reluctant readers will have a blastThis neon-bright mystery involves a talent show, a hippo jazz singer, gallons of pink lemonade and, of course, Fabio