Little Foxes

by Michael Morpurgo (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  2002

  $3.25

  Bullied at school, nagged at home, there's only one place Billy feels really alive and happy--in the wilderness by the canal. There he watches over a family of fox cubs as they grow toward maturity. Then his secret is discovered, and the fox family is decimated. Unwanted, unloved, Billy and the one surviving fox cub run for their lives. Michael Morpurgo's compassionate story finds hope--and finally happiness--in the life of a vulnerable child, with beautifully detailed observations of wildlife.

• Used

  Paperback
  1990

  $3.25

• New

  Paperback
  2017

  $9.96

  Little Foxes is a spellbinding animal story from Britain's best-loved children's author, Michael Morpurgo. Now available as an ebook. Bullied at school, nagged in Aunty May's tenth-floor council flat, there's only one place Billy really feels alive - in the wilderness by the canal. There he watches a cygnet on the water and protects a family of fox cubs. Then his secret place is discovered and the fox family decimated. Unwanted and unloved, Billy and the last fox run for their lives ...Former Children's Laureate and award-winning author of War Horse, Michael Morpurgo, demonstrates why he is considered to be the master story teller with this tale of a boy discovering the wonders of nature.