Last Wild #00: The Wild Before

Last Wild #00: The Wild Before
Piers Torday
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Hardback
h204 x 132mm - 352pg
4 Mar 2021 UK
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9781786541116
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Can one hare alone change the world? The captivating animal adventure destined to be loved by readers of all ages. A stunning hardback edition from the bestselling, much-loved author, Piers Torday. One frosty winter' s night, a pure white calf is born on an ordinary muddy farm by the light of a silver moon. This is the legendary Mooncalf, whose arrival has been foretold since the dawn of time. According to a dream passed down from animal to animal, if the calf dies, a great terribleness will come - rising seas, a plague, skies raining down fire, the end of all things. . . and Little Hare vows to persuade all the animals to protect Mooncalf, whatever the cost. But it' s easier said than done, and soon Little Hare realises that he is the only one who can save the world. . . A stunning prequel to the award-winning, bestselling The Last Wild trilogy, touching on timely themes of climate change, friendship, and above all, hope. ' Piers Torday is the new master of books for children' The Times

#00: Wild Before, The
#01: Last Wild, The
#02: Dark Wild, The
#03: Wild Beyond, The

Gripping, original and memorable Piers Torday continues to demonstrate that he is one of the best writers for children working today * The Guardian, on There May Be a Castle * Written in vivid and urgent style . . . As thrilling as James and the Giant Peach . . . The Last Wild may be as critical to the new generation as Tarka the Otter * The Times on The Last Wild trilogy * A dazzling adventure by an award-winning storyteller * i Newspaper on The Frozen Sea *
Piers Torday began his career in theatre and then television as a producer and writer. His first book for children, The Last Wild, was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children' s Book Award and nominated for the CILIP Carnegie Medal. His second book, The Dark Wild, won the Guardian Children' s Fiction Prize. There May Be A Castle was a People' s Book Award finalist and a Times Children' s Book of the Year. The Lost Magician was a Book of the Year in six national newspapers and won the Teach Primary Book Award. The follow up, The Frozen Sea, was published in 2019. Piers has also completed an unfinished novel by his late father Paul (author of Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, The Death of an Owl) and adapted The Box of Delights and A Christmas Carol for the stage.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781786541116
Published: 4 Mar 2021
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Quercus Children's Books
Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
Format: Hardback
Height: 204mm
Width: 132mm
Pages: 352

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