Fox in a Trap - Softcover

Thomas, Jane Resh; Giblin, James Cross

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0395544262 ISBN 13: 9780395544266

Publisher: Clarion Books, 1990

Synopsis

Daniel is excited by Uncle Pete's glamorous life as an outdoorsman and a writer, until his uncle teaches him how to trap foxes.

About this title

About the Author:

Jane Resh Thomas has written more than a dozen fiction and nonfiction books for young readers, including the highly praised BEHIND THE MASK for Clarion. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 3-6 In this sequel to Thomas' The Comeback Dog (Houghton, 1981), Daniel is attracted by Uncle Pete's far-flung wildlife adventures that make his routine farm existence appear dull by comparison. Angered when his father says that he will not like trapping, Daniel asks his Uncle Pete to help him set up a trapline. To Daniel, trapping seems to be a more glamorous method of making a living than picking barrels of peaches and milking cows. He develops and matures as he confronts the realities of having to kill the animals trapped by his snares, then reevaluates his relationships with his father and his uncle. Thomas' sound knowledge of farm life coupled with her emotionally charged writing style and Howell's dramatic illustrations makes this an interesting and satisfying book. His stark pencil drawings enhance the dramatic tension created by the text, creating a true marriage between text and illustration. Charlene J. Lenzen, Hales Corners Lutheran School, Wis.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0395544262
• ISBN 13: 9780395544266
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 96
• Illustrator: Howell Troy