She was very tired.She lay down,her soft head on her soft paws.The sunset licked her face.The snow covered her like a blanket.
Fox wakes,and begins to walk. She crosses ice and snow,over mountains and across frozen oceans,encountering bears and birds beneath the endless daylight of an Arctic summer,navigating a world that is vast,wild and wondrous.
Meanwhile,Leila embarks on a journey of her own - finding her way to the mother who left her. On a breathtaking journey across the sea,Leila rediscovers herself and the mother she thought she'd lost,with help from a determined little fox.
Based on the true story of an Arctic fox who walked from Norway to Canada in seventy-six days,a distance of two thousand miles,this compelling,emotional and beautifully illustrated story is the perfect gift for 9+ readers.
Publisher: Hachette Children's GroupISBN: 9781510110281Number of pages: 256Weight: 440 gDimensions: 214 x 152 x 18 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
Beautiful and moving,Leila And The Blue Fox delicately explores themes of migration,freedom and belonging,through a captivating tale that glistens with wonder. Leila and Fox will always have a home in my heart.'- Sophie Anderson
This is an extraordinary book - wild and beautiful and perfect. The mess and tangle of humanity is so brilliantly contrasted with the wild spirit of nature.'- Katya Balen
Leila and the Blue Fox really is a thing of beauty both inside and out.'- A.F. Steadman,author of SKANDAR
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