Bullied at school, nagged at home, there's only one place Billy feels really alive and happy--in the wilderness by the canal. There he watches over a family of fox cubs as they grow toward maturity. Then his secret is discovered, and the fox family is decimated. Unwanted, unloved, Billy and the one surviving fox cub run for their lives. Michael Morpurgo's compassionate story finds hope--and finally happiness--in the life of a vulnerable child, with beautifully detailed observations of wildlife.
- ISBN10 1405201908
- ISBN13 9781405201902
- Publish Date 1 November 2002 (first published 24 April 1984)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 4 February 2014
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Egmont UK Ltd
- Imprint Egmont Books Ltd
- Edition New edition
- Format Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
- Pages 144
- Language English