The Great Basselope Expeditionary Force sets out to discover the secrets of the world's most elusive beast. In a story of adventure and revelation, Opus leads a reluctant crew of Great and Famous Discoverers in pursuit of the final descendant of an ancient, ferocious race. They trek deep into the forest behind their backyards and come face-to-slobbery-fanged-face with a real discovery: things are never exactly as we think. In this new, vividly illustrated picture book, Berkeley Breathed has written a rip-snorting adventure with heart, one that will be enjoyed by the entire family for years to come.

 

This book is aimed at children in primary school.

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2001 by Little, Brown & Company .

Berkeley Breathed lives and works in Santa Barbara, California and is the proud owner of a gentle pit bull named Ridley, a deaf dachshund named Milly, and a refugee mutt from the Puerto Rican streets named Pilar--splendidly flawed dogs, every one.