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    Vulpes the Red Fox

    Author Jean George, John George
    Illustrated by Jean George
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    $8.99 US
    Penguin Young Readers | Puffin Books
    5.12"W x 7.72"H x 0.63"D  
    On sale Mar 01, 1996 | 240 Pages | 9780140376234
    Grade 5 & Up
    Reading Level: Fountas & Pinnell T
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    He is cunning and courageous, and outwits hunters at every turns . . .  Vulpes was the pride of his parents, the smartest pup of the litter—and he grew into a fast, quick-witted red fox whose abilities became legend among the forest’s hunters. Other foxes avoid the hunt. Not Vulpes. He relishes leading men and hounds on hopeless chases across the countryside, slipping away at the last moment. But one day, Vulpes meets his match, coming face to face with a hunter as wily as he is. But the hunter has a gun.
     
    “A distinguished animal story full of the feel of the wild and the vigor of a life in that wild.”—Library Journal
    Jean Craighead George (1919–2012) was the author of more than one hundred beloved books for young people, including two more books about Sam and Frightful: On the Far Side of the Mountain, and Frightful's Mountain. Ms. George received a Newbery Honor for My Side of the Mountain, the Newbery Medal for Julie of the Wolves, and three additional awards recognizing the body of her work, including the Hans Christian Andersen Award. She was a lifetime naturalist and a household name.

    To learn more about Jean Craighead George's life and writing, you might enjoy visiting her website and the website of her childhood home, The Craighead House, now a nature center in Carlisle, PA.

    JeanCraigheadGeorge.com

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    "A distinguished animal story full of the feel of the wild and the vigor of a life in that wild."--Library Journal

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    He is cunning and courageous, and outwits hunters at every turns . . .  Vulpes was the pride of his parents, the smartest pup of the litter—and he grew into a fast, quick-witted red fox whose abilities became legend among the forest’s hunters. Other foxes avoid the hunt. Not Vulpes. He relishes leading men and hounds on hopeless chases across the countryside, slipping away at the last moment. But one day, Vulpes meets his match, coming face to face with a hunter as wily as he is. But the hunter has a gun.
     
    “A distinguished animal story full of the feel of the wild and the vigor of a life in that wild.”—Library Journal

    Author

    Jean Craighead George (1919–2012) was the author of more than one hundred beloved books for young people, including two more books about Sam and Frightful: On the Far Side of the Mountain, and Frightful's Mountain. Ms. George received a Newbery Honor for My Side of the Mountain, the Newbery Medal for Julie of the Wolves, and three additional awards recognizing the body of her work, including the Hans Christian Andersen Award. She was a lifetime naturalist and a household name.

    To learn more about Jean Craighead George's life and writing, you might enjoy visiting her website and the website of her childhood home, The Craighead House, now a nature center in Carlisle, PA.

    JeanCraigheadGeorge.com

    CraigheadHouse.org
    Jean George View titles by Jean George
    John George View titles by John George

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    "A distinguished animal story full of the feel of the wild and the vigor of a life in that wild."--Library Journal

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