The Arctic Fox

by Mary Ellis

Alex travels to the Arctic with her explorer father, to return Siku, a little white fox, to its natural habitat. There she makes friends with a young Inuit boy, whose own father has disappeared and is believed to be dead. When the two children discover something that links Siku with Canny's missing father, the Sharman or wise man, tells Canny he must go and search for him. Together, Canny, Alex, her father and Siku set out on a journey into the Arctic.

Genres: Childrens

112 pages, Paperback

First published May 5, 1998

About the author

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Mary Ellis grew up in Switzerland and at the age of eleven came to school in England. Following teacher training, Mary taught for ten years in London primary schools. The idea for The Arctic Fox came to her when transforming her classroom book corner into the Arctic -- complete with toy seals, polar bears and paintings by the children! Mary loves reading, poetry, picnics, walking in hills and dancing with her husband -- the illustrator Andy Ellis -- and daughter, Mathilda. This is her first book. Her second, Lily Dragon, is set in China and will be published by HarperCollins Children's Books in November.

Reviews

[Kacey · Rating 4 out of 5]

A heart-warming little story about a trip to return an arctic fox to its natural habitat that becomes a quest for a missing man. Written for children, this slim volume was tucked up on my bookshelves and I couldn't remember reading it (it's probably been at least twenty years and back then I often read a couple of books a day...). As part of the big 'let's read the books I own' challenge this year, I thoroughly enjoyed it. The story touches gently on issues of grief and estrangement, but focuses on kindness and hope. The child's introduction to aspects of Inuit culture was creatively written and has made me want to look up more about Inuit myths and beliefs, so even though it's a simple story, it's a little window into something fascinatingly different for most children.

[Paul Hebron · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read it my 7 month old, seemed to enjoy it well enough.

[Katrina Southern · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked this book. It was bought for me at a young age and told the story of a young boy and his Father, who find an Arctic Fox and go on a journey to take it back to it's natural habitat, encountering many adventures along the way. It was a heart-warming story, written very well by a talented author.

[Sophie · Rating 3 out of 5]

the arctic fox is about this boy who finds this white fox and the fox takes him to a old man and the man tells them a story about the two men that save him in the arctic they arrange a trip back to the arctic that when the adventure begins i would recommend this book to anyone who like adventure

[Sophie]

The arctic fox is about tis boy who finds this white fox that