Uproot Snort - The New Classmate: In this, the first in the gentle and humerous series of the early adventures of Uproot Snort, we follow the young Wi

By Raymond St. Elmo

Uproot Snort is a young Wild Boar who was originally called Snoare Boar when he was born, because his nose was larger than usual and caused him to snore loudly when he slept. One day just after Snoare Boar was born Magnus, who is the Lord of all the Boars, called to see the new baby boar. Magnus had been instructed by the King to find a Wild Boar that had the best ever sense of smell and Magnus recognised that Snoare Boar would grow up to be the one the King was looking for. To make Snoare Boar stand out from all the other Wild Boars, Magnus changed his name to Uproot Snort, a special name already agreed with the King. What the King wants Uproot to eventually do when he is older is still a mystery. In this, the first in the series of the early adventures of Uproot Snort, we follow Uproot on his first day at school. He meets all his new classmates including Wilfred Woodpecker who is always pecking holes in his school desk when he speaks. Jack Rabbit keeps getting his words mixed up, Harriet Hedgehog can hardly stay awake, and Olivia Dormouse who, despite being the smallest in class, is very bossy and tells everybody off when they get things wrong. Very quickly Uproot uses his incredible sense of smell to save the school and becomes an instant hero. Uproot will have many more early adventures before he is old enough to learn exactly what it is the King wants him to do. He has heard that those Human Beings sometimes have a King, perhaps it will be one of those he will be working for. Of course he has also heard that the Lion is the King of the jungle. Could he be working for a Lion?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1985424983
• ISBN13: 9781985424982
• Release Date: February 2018
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 50 Pages
• Weight: 0.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 5.0" x 8.0"

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