Fox Friend Award-winning author by Michael Morpurgo (author) and Joanna Carey (illustrator) (UK edition)

A brand new edition of the moving story of a girl who tries to nurse an injured fox cub back to health, now with cover artwork by the award-winning Catherine Rayner.

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, now with stunning cover artwork by Catherine Rayner. Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant and dyslexic readers aged 9+

Product Details

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9781781127506

Publisher

Barrington Stoke Ltd

Date published

August 3rd, 2017

Accelerated Reader

AR book level: 3.4; Middle years; 1.0 points

Other details

72 pages

Condition

New

UK edition

Author/Illustrator

Michael Morpurgo

Michael Morpurgo is a master storyteller, weaving captivating stories full of drama and intensity that are coming to be regarded as true classics. Exploring the most profound subjects with a light yet powerful touch, his books tell unforgettable stories in simple, direct words.

Michael Morpurgo discovered his talent for writing while working as a teacher. “We had to read the children a story every day and my lot were bored by the book I was reading. I decided I had to do something and told them the kind of story I used to tell my kids – it was like a soap opera, and they focused on it. I could see there was magic in it for them, and realised there was magic in it for me.”

Living in Devon, listening to Mozart, and working with children have provided most of the stimulae Michael needs to discover and write his stories. He spends about half his life mucking out sheds with the children, feeding sheep or milking cows; the other half he spends dreaming up and writing stories. “For me, the greater part of writing is daydreaming, dreaming the dream of my story until it hatches out – the writing down of it I always find hard. But I love finishing it, then holding the book in my hand and sharing my dream with my readers.”