Fox Friend (Ra8 Ia8 12)

Author: Michael Morpurgo

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  • : 21.00 NZD
  • : 9781781120866
  • : Barrington Stoke Ltd
  • : Barrington Stoke Ltd
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  • : 14 February 2012
  • : 198mm X 130mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : 21.0
  • : 01 August 2012
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  • : Michael Morpurgo
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  • : Paperback
  • : NE
  • : Joanna Carey
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  • : 823.914
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  • : 72
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  • : 10 b&w illustrations
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Barcode 9781781120866
9781781120866

Description

From the multi award-winning and bestselling author, a brand new edition of the moving story of a girl who tries to nurse an injured fox cub back to health. Clare has lived her whole life on a farm, but she's never seen a fox - until she finds a tiny, injured cub who's lost his mum. Clare cares for him herself, but has to keep him hidden from her father, who thinks foxes are vermin. Can she keep the cub safe? Beautifully crafted story from a multi award-winning and bestselling author. Particularly suitable for reluctant, struggling and dyslexic readers.

Author description

Originally a primary school teacher, Michael Morpurgo struggled to find books to excite and inspire his class. His solution was simple - he began writing them himself. Since then he has become one of Britain's best known and most prolific children's writers, a former Children's Laureate who has won countless prestigious awards including the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread prize. He lives in Iddesleigh, Devon, with his wife, Clare.