The Fox Busters

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Flightless, helpless, and often, frankly, more than a little silly, chickens are no match for the cunning, merciless foxes stalking their coop. Or are they?

Thanks to a careless farmer and generations of determined foxes, the chickens on Foxearth Farm have evolved into quick-witted, long-legged, high flying fox dodgers. Then, just a week after a vicious fox ambush in the water trough, three sisters are hatched. And Ransome, Sims, and Jefferies are no ordinary chicks: they grow up determined to fight back. They are the legendary Fox Busters.

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ISBN-13:	9781486248476
Publisher:	Bolinda Audio
Publication date:	06/30/2015
Edition description:	Unabridged
Product dimensions:	5.25(w) x 6.75(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	6 - 8 Years

About the Author

Dick King-Smith was born and raised in Gloucestershire, England, surrounded by pet animals. After twenty years as a farmer, he turned to teaching and then to writing children's books. Dick wrote mostly about animals: farmyard fantasy, as he likes to call it, often about pigs, his special favorites. He enjoyed writing for children, meeting the children who read his books, and knowing that they get enjoyment from what he does. Among his well-loved books are Babe: The Gallant Pig, which was made into a major motion picture and was nominated for an Academy Award.

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With the farmyard setting and animal characters of which he writes so masterfully, King-Smith once again creates an outstanding fantasy. The fox busters are three extraordinary pullets, whose heritage, upbringing and intelligence combine to make them attempt a daring plan. Their enemies, four smart poultry-loving foxes, have hatched a murderous plan of their own. While the odds seem to favor the carnivores, the chickens have discovered an ingenious way to harden their unlaid eggs and to use them as weapons. Suspenseful, engrossing, and so carefully structured as to render it entirely believable, the story is an ideal read-aloud, with something of interest for all ages. Illustrations not seen by PW. Ages 8-11. (Nov.)

Publishers Weekly - Publisher's Weekly

Gr 3 Up While four foxes plan and train for the ultimate chicken raid at Foxearth Farm, the ``fox busters''three chicks who have fully developed flight feathers and unusual aerial abilitiescondition themselves to end forever the plague of foxes on the farm. All of this comes together in the final confrontationa battle to the death, with suspense, pathos, and absurdity intermingled. All of this is told in King-Smith's very British accent, with heavy emphasis on polysyllabic adjectives and long descriptive flourishes. The humor here is in the similarities of the birds and animals to various human stereotypes, including the cliches and catchwords of their Hennish and Vulpine languages. The foxes are villains throughout, anthropomorphized from natural carnivores into very deliberate predators, so that few readers will regret their final demise. However, even the most dedicated fans of animal fantasy may have trouble accepting a trio of chickens with the foresight to hardboil their eggs into deadly missiles by exposing themselves to increasingly higher temperatures before the eggs are laid, plus the perseverance to perfect their aim while laying eggs in mid-flight. The final battle is tense and tragic as well as triumphant, with touches of the absurd. Unusual subject matter plus the difficult reading level will limit this book's appeal. Susan L. Rogers, Chestnut Hill Academy, Pa.

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