The Animals of Farthing Wood
Animals of Farthing Wood Series
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.
Arts Council National Award for Children's Literature (1980)
About the Animals of Farthing Wood Series
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)
Reading age: 8+ years
This series should be read in order.
A group of forest animals unite to help each other to safety in this classic tale of tolerance, cooperation, survival, and friendship. When bulldozers enter Farthing Wood, the animals must escape before their homes are destroyed. They promise to stick together and protect each other — but then they get caught in a fire and nearly drown crossing a river. Will their pact hold?
This heart-warming — and at times sorrowful — story of friendship, resilience and kindness has captured the hearts of generations of children around the world, having been translated into sixteen different languages since it's publication in 1979. Environmental concerns and animal welfare issues are subtly highlighted, with an ultimately optimistic message about our ability to show compassion for the world around us.