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Fox: A Circle of Life Story
From the author and illustrator behind the acclaimed Moth, a scientific look at the circle of life.
In the frost-covered forest of early spring, fox is on a mission to find food for her three cubs. As they grow, she teaches them how to survive in the wild. Until one day, fox dies. Her body goes back to earth and grass and air, nourishing the world around her and bringing the forest to life. Death is not just an end, it's also a beginning.
With gorgeous illustrations and lyrical, kid-friendly text, Fox: A Circle of Life Story answers the big scientific question: What happens when animals die?
Winner of the 2023 AAAS/Subaru Prize for Excellence in Science Books!
A Horn Book Fanfare Best Book of 2021
A Booklist Editors' Choice Pick
Featured on the Children's Book Council's 2023 Teacher Favorites Award List
Book Details
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publish Date: Nov 30th, 2021
- Pages: 48
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 9.90in - 9.80in - 0.50in - 1.15lb
- EAN: 9781547606924
- Recommended age: 05-07
- Categories: • Animals - Foxes• Science & Nature - General• Stories in Verse (see also Poetry)
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What people are saying
Writer. SEA LIONS IN THE PARKING LOT (2021) and HANG TOUGH, HORSESHOECRAB! (2025) Astra/Minerva #NASW #SCBWI #12x12 https://t.co/s33K99wCGW
My three sons spent hours reading @BooksofWonder so to be there signing Sea Lions was surreal. @astrakidsbooks Also, picked up two of my fave new books: Fox: A Circle of Life Story @isabelwriting and Inside Cat @BRENDAN_WENZEL https://t.co/E3zLH5qGk2
I write about picture books for various publications (including 16 years at Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast).
I'm so pleased to see Isabel Thomas and Daniel Egnéus collaborate on another picture book. FOX: A CIRCLE OF LIFE STORY is a remarkably eloquent (and unflinching) book about life, death, and what happens after death. More at 7-Imp today: https://t.co/zrmRUXtAUJ. https://t.co/nZDZsL7y7t
Praise for this book
"* An adept and impressive handling of a sensitive subject." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review
"* A touching, gorgeously rendered story that demystifies death." --Booklist, starred review
"* Extraordinary in writing and illustration." --Horn Book, starred review
"An admirable book, beautifully presented." --School Library Journal
"Luminous collage-style images warm a narrative rooted in birth and death." --Publishers Weekly
What people are saying
Writer. SEA LIONS IN THE PARKING LOT (2021) and HANG TOUGH, HORSESHOECRAB! (2025) Astra/Minerva #NASW #SCBWI #12x12 https://t.co/s33K99wCGW
My three sons spent hours reading @BooksofWonder so to be there signing Sea Lions was surreal. @astrakidsbooks Also, picked up two of my fave new books: Fox: A Circle of Life Story @isabelwriting and Inside Cat @BRENDAN_WENZEL https://t.co/E3zLH5qGk2
I write about picture books for various publications (including 16 years at Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast).
I'm so pleased to see Isabel Thomas and Daniel Egnéus collaborate on another picture book. FOX: A CIRCLE OF LIFE STORY is a remarkably eloquent (and unflinching) book about life, death, and what happens after death. More at 7-Imp today: https://t.co/zrmRUXtAUJ. https://t.co/nZDZsL7y7t