This was called Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey - in this version the animals were given human voices and their names and characters were changed a little.
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In fact, the story was so popular Disney made another movie based on the book in 1993. Two years later Disney released a film adaptation, and from that point Sheila’s book became a well-loved bestseller. These animals inspired Sheila to write The Incredible Journey, which was published in 1961. They had three children and three beloved family pets. In 1951 she and her husband emigrated to Canada.
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She married a doctor, David Burnford, in 1941 and worked as an ambulance driver during the Second World War. Sheila Burnford was born on in Scotland, where she attended St George’s School in Edinburgh.
Discover timeless favourites from The Jungle Book and Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland to modern classics such as The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. Vintage Children’s Classics is a twenty-first century classics list aimed at 8-12 year olds and the adults in their lives. Includes exclusive material: In the Backstory you can find out about some incredible real-life pet adventures! But how will domestic animals fare against river rapids, hunger, icy temperatures and ferocious wild beasts? And if they make it home, will their owners be waiting for them? So the labrador, the old bull terrier and the dainty Siamese cat set off on a perilous journey through the wilderness. But the faithful animals only know they must get home again, somehow. The Hunter children must go abroad for the summer, so they reluctantly leave their three pets in the care of a friend. 'Only one thing was clear and certain - that at all costs he was going home, home to his own beloved master.’
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