Feathers and Fools

Long ago and far away, in a rambling garden beside a clear blue lake, two flocks of birds began to fear each other because of their differences. The fear grew, and soon the birds became enemies, hoarding great quantities of weapons to protect themselves--until panic struck and the chance for peace seemed lost forever.

About the author

MEM FOX is the author of many acclaimed books, including Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes, Possum Magic, Koala Lou, Time for Bed, and, for adults, Reading Magic: Why Reading Aloud to Our Children Will Change Their Lives Forever. She lives in Adelaide, Australia.

Summary

Long ago and far away, in a rambling garden beside a clear blue lake, two flocks of birds began to fear each other because of their differences. The fear grew, and soon the birds became enemies, hoarding great quantities of weapons to protect themselves--until panic struck and the chance for peace seemed lost forever.

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"Turns Fox into a contemporary Aesop."—Kirkus Reviews
"Powerful...The text's pointed poetry will sink directly into children's hearts."—Publishers Weekly
"This allegory is alive with symbolic references and ideas....Vivid."—School Library Journal

Product details

• Authors: Mem Fox, Fox Mem Fox
• Assisted by: Wilton Nicholas Wilton (Illustration), Nicholas Wilson (Illustration), Nicholas Wilton (Illustration), Deborah Halverson (Editor)
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 4 to 7
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.05.2000
• EAN: 9780152023652
• ISBN: 978-0-15-202365-2
• No. of pages: 36
• Dimensions: 279 mm x 216 mm x 5 mm
• Weight: 172 g
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Picture books; Kinder/Jugendliche: Religiöse Romane, Children's Books / Ages 4-8 Fiction, JUVENILE FICTION / Legends, Myths, Fables / General, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / General (see also headings under Family), JUVENILE FICTION / Religious / Christian / General, JUVENILE FICTION: Fairy Tales & Folklore / Adaptations, JUVENILE FICTION: Legends, Myths, Fables / General, JUVENILE FICTION: Religious / Christian / General, JUVENILE FICTION: Social Themes / Prejudice & Racism, JUVENILE FICTION: Fairy Tales & Folklore / Anthologies, JUVENILE FICTION: Legends, Myths, Fables / Norse, JUVENILE FICTION: Legends, Myths, Fables / Arthurian, JUVENILE FICTION: Religious / Christian / Family, JUVENILE FICTION: Religious / Christian / Historical