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
This is Book 28 in the HarperCollins Children's Classics Series. See all HarperCollins Children's Classics books here.
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Colin Dann won the Arts Council National Award for Children's Literature for his first novel, The Animals of Farthing Wood, which was subsequently made into an animated series.
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