Author: Harry Turtledove
Publisher: Pocket Books
ISBN: 9780671578749
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 768
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Facing an invasion by the Gradi and their fierce gods, Gerin, ruler of Fox Keep, invokes all the supernatural help he can from the god Mavrix, the aloof but powerful Biton, and the more elemental gods beneath the ground. Meanwhile, other conflicts are arising to complicate matters.
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Publisher: Bounty Books
ISBN: 9780753730645
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 192
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Author: Renate Raecke
Publisher: Astra Publishing House
ISBN: 1662650590
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 79
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"A collection of folktales at their absolute best" (Elizabeth Bird, SLJ.com) about a legendary scoundrel, brought to new life through Renate Raecke's lively retelling and Jonas Lauströer's expressive illustrations. Reynard the Fox has been a staple trickster character of European literature since at least the Middle Ages. The tales of his schemes have been told many times, and he always manages to win readers' sympathies. Reynard is a rascal, a ne'er-do-well. While we may suffer from his pranks, at the same time we smile at the shrewd thinking through which he escapes hopeless situations. In this expertly retold version, the classic tales of Reynard's exploits find a new life. They speak to us now as much as ever, for who among us doesn't know a Reynard-like figure in our lives?
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ISBN: 9780439095433
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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Tricky Fox uses his sack to trick everyone he meets into giving him ever more valuable items.
Author: Yossi Abolafia
Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group
ISBN: 9780440803003
Category : Animals
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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Donkey, Crow, and Rabbit join forces to prevent Fox from swindling Bear out of a jar of honey.
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ISBN: 9781851245550
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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"Based on William Caxton's bestselling 1481 English translation of the Middle Dutch, this edition is an imaginative retelling of the Reynard story, expanded with new interpretations and innovative language and characterizations"--Publisher marketing.
Author: Lee Alan Dugatkin
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022659971X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 237
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Tucked away in Siberia, there are furry, four-legged creatures with wagging tails and floppy ears that are as docile and friendly as any lapdog. But, despite appearances, these are not dogs—they are foxes. They are the result of the most astonishing experiment in breeding ever undertaken—imagine speeding up thousands of years of evolution into a few decades. In 1959, biologists Dmitri Belyaev and Lyudmila Trut set out to do just that, by starting with a few dozen silver foxes from fox farms in the USSR and attempting to recreate the evolution of wolves into dogs in real time in order to witness the process of domestication. This is the extraordinary, untold story of this remarkable undertaking. Most accounts of the natural evolution of wolves place it over a span of about 15,000 years, but within a decade, Belyaev and Trut’s fox breeding experiments had resulted in puppy-like foxes with floppy ears, piebald spots, and curly tails. Along with these physical changes came genetic and behavioral changes, as well. The foxes were bred using selection criteria for tameness, and with each generation, they became increasingly interested in human companionship. Trut has been there the whole time, and has been the lead scientist on this work since Belyaev’s death in 1985, and with Lee Dugatkin, biologist and science writer, she tells the story of the adventure, science, politics, and love behind it all. In How to Tame a Fox, Dugatkin and Trut take us inside this path-breaking experiment in the midst of the brutal winters of Siberia to reveal how scientific history is made and continues to be made today. To date, fifty-six generations of foxes have been domesticated, and we continue to learn significant lessons from them about the genetic and behavioral evolution of domesticated animals. How to Tame a Fox offers an incredible tale of scientists at work, while also celebrating the deep attachments that have brought humans and animals together throughout time.
Author: Michael Foreman
Publisher: Andersen Press (UK)
ISBN: 9781842705421
Category : Charity / Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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A man is in the habit of feeding a family of foxes in the evening. When a group of boys knock the man down and steal his bag, the foxes chase the boys off and stay with the man until help arrives
Author: Beatrix Potter
Publisher:
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Category : Foxes
Languages : en
Pages : 102
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Author: Chris Schweizer
Publisher: Graphic Universe ™
ISBN: 1467735507
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 64
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Fox is enjoying a nice day at the marketplace, until her big cousin Roxy starts causing trouble. How can a little fox beat a giant bully? She'll need to plan the perfect prank! In these Japanese Fox tales, YOU get to decide who the trickster tricks next! Six journeys to follow! Which will YOU take?
