The Animals of Farthing Wood
by Colin Dann (Author)
Farthing Wood is being bulldozed to make way for a human housing estate and a drought means the animals no longer have anywhere to live or anything to drink.
Fox, Badger, Toad, Tawny Owl, Mole and the other animals band together and leave their ancestral home and set off to move to a far-away nature reserve. Together, they swear to an Oath of Common Safety to protect the smaller animals from the predacious habits of Fox and Adder—but then they get caught in a fire and nearly drown crossing a river. Will their pact hold?
This is a story about tolerance, cooperation, survival and friendship against the odds.
Recognition: Arts Council National Award for Children's Literature (1980)
Animals of Farthing Wood Series—Summary and Book Order
Series: Animals of Farthing WoodReading level: 8+
Books in series: 8
Read in order? Yes
Next release: Finished
Tags: animals fantasy adventure nature classic friendship
Print series book list
Books in series order
1. The Animals of Farthing Wood (1979)2. In the Grip of Winter (1981)
3. Fox's Feud (1982)
4. The Fox Cub Bold (1986)
5. The Siege of White Deer Park (1986)
6. In the Path of the Storm (1989)
7. Battle for the Park (1992)
+ Farthing Wood: The Adventure Begins (1994)