A breathtaking tale of the rich, wild world and all its wonder from acclaimed nature writer and Costa Award-shortlisted novelist, Melissa Harrison - the perfect read for children for spring and summer!
Three tiny, ancient beings - Moss, Burnet and Cumulus, once revered as Guardians of the Wild World - wake from winter hibernation in their beloved ash tree home. When it is destroyed, they set off on an adventure to find more of their kind, a journey which takes them first into the deep countryside and then the heart of a city. Helped along the way by birds and animals, the trio search for a way to survive and thrive in a precious yet disappearing world ...
The breathtaking children's debut from acclaimed nature writer and literary fiction novelist, Melissa Harrison,.
Inspired by 1942 classic The Little Grey Men by BB, with shades of The Borrowers. A tale of disappearing wilderness that couldn't be more relevant in today's environmental crisis, brought to life for children by three tiny, funny, eternal beings - the hidden folk.
| ISBN: | 9781913322120 |
| Publication date: | 6th May 2021 |
| Author: | Melissa Harrison |
| Publisher: | Chicken House Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 248 pages |
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“By ash oak and thorn is a sweet little book that takes you on a journey through different parts of England’s stunning country side.”
Friends Moss, Burnet and Cumulus who are hidden folk (who protected and cared for certain parts of nature long ago) but are not needed anymore due to humanity building towns and cities on their land when Moss, Burnet and cumulus believe that they are the last of the hidden folk they set off on a breathtaking adventure searching for their kind.
