Red Fox Running - Softcover

Bunting, Eve

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0395797233 ISBN 13: 9780395797235

Publisher: Clarion Books, 1996

Synopsis

Red Fox runs on and on through the snow in search of food for his family. Then he makes the long trek back to his den where his mate and cubs are waiting.

About this title

About the Author

Eve Bunting has written over two hundred books for children, including the Caldecott Medal-winning Smoky Night, illustrated by David Diaz, The Wall, Fly Away Home, and Train to Somewhere. She lives in Southern California.

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 3-Bunting draws readers into the winter world of a red fox. In a simple, rhyming text-eight short lines per page-its quest for food unfolds. Suspense builds as it runs through the snow encountering other woodland creatures (will one become its prey?). As night falls, the animal wearies and becomes vulnerable itself. Finally, a meal is captured-details of the kill are discreetly omitted from both text and illustrations-and the creature staggers home with its "prize" to a cozy den and hungry cubs. The serious topic brings to mind a documentary, but the verse and fine watercolor paintings heighten its drama. Sweeping landscapes dominated by snowy ground, bleak skies, and rich evergreens appear regularly on double-page spreads that alternate comfortably with the sedately framed white pages of measured text. Compelling closeups of the wildlife are appropriately naturalistic and marvelously textured. Overall, Bunting provides an unromanticized glimpse of survival in the wild. Her lyrical language and Minor's large-format art render this an ideal choice to read aloud or independently.
Valerie Lennox, Jacksonville Public Library, FL
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0395797233
• ISBN 13: 9780395797235
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Minor Wendell