{"product_id":"lassie-come-home-by-eric-knight","title":"Lassie Come-Home by Eric Knight","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\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\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"The most faithful of all dogs returns in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLassie Come-Home\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\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.\" \u003cstrong\u003e- \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEric Knight\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was born in 1897 in Yorkshire, England, the countryside that was the background for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLassie Come-Home\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\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 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLassie Come-Home\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarguerite Kirmse\u003c\/strong\u003e (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 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLassie Come-Home\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and her own \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDogs in the Field\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTarget Age: 8-12\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSquare Fish\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePub Date: \u003cspan\u003eSeptember 18, 2007\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e9780312371319\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e0.69\" H x 7.61\" L x 5.54\" W\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e256 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003epaperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Macmillan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44920976507066,"sku":"9780312371319","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0444\/2213\/5968\/files\/81251dorKnL._SL1500.jpg?v=1749737540","url":"https:\/\/naturenurture.shop\/products\/lassie-come-home-by-eric-knight","provider":"nature+nurture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}