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Language English Publication date 6 July 2006 ISBN 978-0-14-131635-2 Originally published 6 July 2006 Genre Children's literature Preceded by The Pig Scrolls | 3.9/5 Goodreads Publisher Candlewick Press Pages 272 pp OCLC 72867581 Country United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nominations Nestlé Smarties Book Prize Similar Paul Shipton books, Other books | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Pig Who Saved the World is the sequel to The Pig Scrolls, both of which have been written by Paul Shipton. It is set in Ancient Greece and makes references to Greek mythology concerning their gods and heroes. It was first published in 2006.
The main character Gryllus, a talking pig, has just finished saving the world from utter chaos when, he decides he wants to become human once more. In order to do this, Gryllus has to set out to find Circe, the witch who turned him into a pig in the first place, and ask her to change him back. Sibyl, the ex-priestess, and Homer, the soon to be an epic poet, come along for the ride.
The Pig Who Saved the World won the Nestlé Bronze Award in 2006.
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