{"id":15659,"date":"2018-03-08T07:00:41","date_gmt":"2018-03-08T07:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/?p=15659"},"modified":"2018-03-08T10:28:04","modified_gmt":"2018-03-08T10:28:04","slug":"emmeline-and-the-plucky-pup-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/uk\/kids-club\/entertainment\/books\/emmeline-and-the-plucky-pup-book\/","title":{"rendered":"Emmeline and the Plucky Pup!"},"content":{"rendered":"

2018 is a very special year for women.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Not only is it\u00a0International Women’s Day<\/strong> on 8th March<\/strong>, but it’s been exactly 100 years<\/strong> since the first UK women were granted suffrage<\/strong> (the right to vote in political elections)!<\/p>\n

So what better time to read this adorable animal adventure story<\/strong> about Rascal<\/strong>\u00a0the plucky puppy, who comes to the aid of Emmeline Pankhurst<\/strong> – the courageous leader of the Suffragettes<\/strong> – during their fight to win women the vote!<\/p>\n

\"Emmeline<\/p>\n

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What’s Emmeline and the Plucky Pup<\/em> about?<\/h2>\n

November 1910: Alfie<\/strong> can’t believe his luck when he is allowed to keep a tiny puppy he finds abandoned on the street. Rascal is cute as a button and has lots of attitude, and Emmeline Pankhurst is thrilled that her ward Alfie has a new friend. Alfie and Rascal deliver messages between the Suffragettes as they organise their ‘Votes for Women<\/strong>‘ campaign. But it’s sometimes dangerous work, and it’s not long before Alfie and Rascal find out the true cost of the fight. What happens next? You’ll have to read the book to find out, gang!<\/p>\n

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Meet the cool characters!<\/h2>\n

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Alfie and Daisy<\/h4>\n

Brother-and-sister duo Alfie<\/strong> and Daisy<\/strong> are saved from the cruel conditions of the workhouse thanks to the famous Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst<\/strong>. Together they help support Mrs Pankhurst’s votes for women campaign by working as her messenger boy<\/strong> and maid<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst<\/h4>\n

A political activist, Emmeline<\/strong> believed that men and women should be treated equally at a time when many people did not share her views. She was leader of the British suffragette movement<\/strong> which campaigned fiercely for – and eventually won – women’s right to vote<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Rascal<\/h4>\n

Alfie adopts stray puppy Rascal<\/strong> after finding her on the streets of London<\/strong> and the two instantly become inseparable. Together, they work to help Mrs Pankhurst and the suffragette cause.<\/p>\n

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Votes for Women!<\/em><\/h2>\n

\"Emmeline<\/p>\n