Synopsis In order to support his wife and their four young kits, Mr. Fox spends his days poaching food from the farms run by three nasty men--Mr. Boggis, Mr. Bunce, and Mr. Bean. These farmers, however, are fed up with Mr. Fox's thievery and so they decide to hunt him down. What these rather dim farmers don't realize however, is that Mr. Fox is not just any ordinary fox, but, rather, a fantastic fox full of clever schemes and bright ideas. With the help of his animal friends, including the loyal Badger and wily Weasel, Mr. Fox sets out to defeat Boggis, Bunce, and Bean once and for all.
Three farmers, each one meaner than the other, try all-out warfare to get rid of the fox and his family.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 1996-05-01 | | Series: | CP 1576 |
| Size | | Height: | 7.0 in | | Width: | 4.8 in | | Thickness: | 0.8 in | | Weight: | 3.2 oz |
Publisher's Note In this book you will find: Boggis an enormously fat man, a chicken farmer and a mean man. Bunce, a pot bellied dwarf, a duck-and-goose farmer and a nasty man. Bean, a thin man, a turkey-and-apple farmer and a beastly man. Badger, the most respectable and well-behaved animal in the district. Rat, a rude creature and a drunkard, and also a Mrs. Fox and her four children.
When three mean farmers disrupt Mr. Fox's home, he must use every bit of slyness he can to outwit the trio. Read by the creator of this cunning creature, this ALA Notable Children's Recording is sure to amuse listeners again and again.
Industry Reviews "[T]here's a fine blend of truth and melodrama with chapter headings that run like subtitles in the silent cinema--increasing the sense of peril, heightening suspense." (11/08/1970)
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