- Paperback: 96 pages
- Publisher: Puffin; New Ed edition (6 Feb 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0141316020
- ISBN-13: 978-0141316024
- Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 12.8 x 1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (49 customer reviews)
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The story of Max, the hedgehog who becomes a hodgeheg, who becomes a hero!
Max's family dreams of reaching the Park. But no one has ever found a safe way of crossing the very busy road. Can Max really solve the problem?
About the Author
Formerly a farmer and a teacher, Dick King-Smith is best-known for his third career as a writer. His phenomenally successful children's stories are marked by endearing humour and characters of unique depth and life. THE SHEEP-PIG won The Guardian Award and was transformed into the blockbusting film, BABE, which added hugely to his profile. Dick lives in Keynsham, near Bristol.
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'Your Auntie Betty has copped it,' said Pa Hedgehog to Ma. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Excerpt | Back Cover
'Your Auntie Betty has copped it,' said Pa Hedgehog to Ma. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Excerpt | Back Cover
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Have you ever wondered how Hedgehogs get accross the road?
Max, the main character of your story, is an intelligent, brave and inquisitive little Hedgehog.
At the beginning of the story something terrible happens, Max's Aunty Betty gets run over whilst trying to cross the road. This encourages Max to find a safe place for Hedgehogs to cross the road. He starts to wonder- how do humans cross the road safely? With this question in his mind Max sets off into the wide world to find the answer. Throughout the story Max gets himself into many situations that sometimes leave him fighting for his life.
We think that the book is very exciting because you never know what is going to happen next and what sort of scrape Max is going to get himself into.
We recommend this story to children aged 6-9 because of the wonderful and funny main character called Max.
We think this book is very good but we prefer the adventures of Roald Dahl's book 'James and the Giant Peach'.
Max, the main character of your story, is an intelligent, brave and inquisitive little Hedgehog.
At the beginning of the story something terrible happens, Max's Aunty Betty gets run over whilst trying to cross the road. This encourages Max to find a safe place for Hedgehogs to cross the road. He starts to wonder- how do humans cross the road safely? With this question in his mind Max sets off into the wide world to find the answer. Throughout the story Max gets himself into many situations that sometimes leave him fighting for his life.
We think that the book is very exciting because you never know what is going to happen next and what sort of scrape Max is going to get himself into.
We recommend this story to children aged 6-9 because of the wonderful and funny main character called Max.
We think this book is very good but we prefer the adventures of Roald Dahl's book 'James and the Giant Peach'.
22 of 23 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I first encountered the Hodgeheg in 1989 when it was first published.
Back then I was 9 years old, and thought it was one of the sweetest and funniest books I had ever read. Now I'm 25 and my opinion has not changed.
After receiving a nasty bump on the head whilst trying to cross the road, Max the young hedgehog suddenly becomes a Hodgeheg, and starts getting all of his words confused. He gets lost on his way home, and has a little adventure.
Back then I was 9 years old, and thought it was one of the sweetest and funniest books I had ever read. Now I'm 25 and my opinion has not changed.
After receiving a nasty bump on the head whilst trying to cross the road, Max the young hedgehog suddenly becomes a Hodgeheg, and starts getting all of his words confused. He gets lost on his way home, and has a little adventure.
This is an excellent book for adults to read to children, and also for those children who are developing reading fluency. Boys and girls from 8 upwards will enjoy this story.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is the story of how a remarkable young hedgehog uses brain and brawn to devise a solution to the age-old problem facing all hedgehog-kind - how to cross the road in safety! This book will instill in it's young readers an appreciation for the prickly creatures as well as teaching that if you persevere, you can achieve what you set out to do (even if you are very very young!)
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'The Hodgeheg' -A book review by Class 3E Ouston Junior School
We all really enjoyed this book. It is about a young hedgehog called Max, who is very determined to find out how humans cross the road safely. Read more
Published 1 month ago by James Exley
I Love It!
This is a really good children's book because Dick King-Smith makes his animal characters come alive. The story is fast-paced and interesting. Read more
Published 3 months ago by FreyaSB
Bumping!!!
This book is about a small hedgehog called Max. Max wants to get across the road to get to the park. He's still a little hedgehog and is not very fast. Read more
Published 12 months ago by J. Mancey
Another great book from a brill Author!
My 9 year old son has a large selection of Dick-King Smith books in his collection, he loves these books because the author is so imaginative and entertaining and his stories... Read more
Published 19 months ago by Jules
Max the Hodgeheg
I am 8 years old and this is what I think about this book.
Max is a hedgehog, but not an ordinary hedgehog, he is the smartest hedgehog in the world. Read more
Max is a hedgehog, but not an ordinary hedgehog, he is the smartest hedgehog in the world. Read more
Published on 28 Jan 2010
Sam Mitchell's review of 'The Hedgehog' by Dick King Smith
The `noisy monster' race along the roads outside Max's house. In the distance beyond the road, the pack, where Max's family dream to be. One problem, to cross safely. Read more
Published on 9 Sep 2009 by S. A. Mitchell
My son loved this book!
My son wanted me to buy this book after they read it at school. Wonderfully written and very useful tool to introduce the topic of road safety to young children.
Published on 27 Jun 2009 by Sunshineandrain
The Hedgehog Who became a Hero
This is a delightful story for children written by the author of the Sheep-Pig, (Babe). Victor Maximilian St George is a legend amongst hedgehogs. Read more
Published on 20 Jun 2009 by Jean Michel
Lovely Book
Lovely story about a hedgehog who has a bump on the head and starts saying things the wrong way round. Read more
Published on 8 Jun 2009 by Windmill
Fun book, easy to read
This is a great little story about an adventurous young hedgehog. This book is well suited to children with a reading age of 7-9 years.
Published on 1 May 2009 by A. Burke
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