The Animals of Farthing Wood

Both heart-wrenching and heart-warming, The Animals of Farthing Wood is a classic story of animal adventure and the fight for survival. ''We must all find a new home. Now - before it''s too late!'' Farthing Wood is being bulldozed, and there''s a drought. Fox, Badger, Toad, Tawny Owl, Mole and the other animals must band together and set off to a far-away nature reserve. Their journey is full of adventure and fraught with disasters, and the animals must work together to survive. The Animals of Farthing Wood is one of the most popular animal stories in children''s literature and is still in print nearly 40 years after first publication. This edition features cover art by award-winning illustrator, Sam Usher and special bonus contentl including a Q&A with Colin Dann. ''The Animals of Farthing Wood always made me very happy'' - Alison Flood, Guardian

Autorentext

Colin Dann was born in Richmond in 1943. After leaving the local Grammar School he worked first for a large textile company before his real love - the world of books - brought him a job in publishing at William Collins in London where he worked as a manager in the Fontana paperback division. During this time, in odds hours at home, he wrote his first book THE ANIMALS OF FARTHING WOOD which was published finally in 1979 by William Heinemann after several rejections.