"The best possible answer to the question, ‘what happens when something dies?’"
Longlisted for the UKLA Book Awards 2022 Information Books 3-14
Life is everywhere, we read at the close of this exceptional picture information book, and every page prior is brimming with it, so vividly depicted in Daniel Egnéus’ illustrations that you can almost hear the yapping and gekkering of the fox cubs, their mother’s barks, and all the constant bustle and hum of the natural world.
Even in death we see there is life: the mother fox is hit and killed by a car but immediately tiny creatures get to work. As the seasons roll round and winter turns to spring, new life grows again and the particles that made up the fox become something else. Text and illustration together explain the circle of life with an extraordinary clarity while retaining a sense of the sheer wonder of it all.
Share this with children who want to know what happens when something dies, or who just want to understand our world better.
You can find more wintry & festive stories in our Best Books for Kids this Christmas collection!
In the frost-covered forest of early spring, fox is on a mission to find food for her three cubs. As they grow, she teaches them how to survive in the wild. Until one day, fox dies. Her body goes back to earth and grass and air, nourishing the world around her and bringing the forest to life. Death is not just an end, it's also a beginning.
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In the frost-covered forest of early spring, fox is on a mission to find food for her three cubs. As they grow, she teaches them how to survive in the wild.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Fox and determined it is suitable for children aged 5-8 years old
Fox features in the following genres: Featured Books for 5+ readers, Featured Books for 7+ readers, Recommendations, Animal Stories, The Natural World, Science, Wildlife, PSHE: Bereavement and Grief, Personal Social Health Economic (PSHE), Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Children’s / Teenage: General interest
Paperback, Hardback. £7.19, down from the £7.99 cover price. In Stock.
Fox was written by Isabel Thomas and published by Bloomsbury Children's Books an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)
Fox has 48 pages
£7.19, reduced from £7.99. In Stock.
