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Leila and the Blue Fox by Kiran Millwood Hargrave with Tom de Freston - activity pack

‘A thing of beauty both inside and out’ A.F. Steadman, author of SKANDAR

From bestselling author Kiran Millwood Hargrave and acclaimed illustrator Tom de Freston – the duo behind the award-winning Julia and the Shark – Leila and the Blue Fox tells the breathtaking story of one small fox’s journey across the Arctic, and one girl’s journey to find the mother she thought she’d lost.

Sensitively exploring themes of migration, climate change and complex family relationships, and wrapped up in mesmerising illustrations, Leila and the Blue Fox is ideal for readers aged 9+.

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