Foundling Fox
How a small little fox found a new mom
A vixen finds a fox cub that has gotten lost in the forest and carries it all the way home to her fox-earth, where she lives with three cubs of her own. Her curious neighbour is anxious to see the new guest, but as the mother fox tries to pick it out, she realizes that she can no longer distinguish it from her own cubs; the foundling smells, looks and behaves exactly like the others.
- »‘Foundling Fox’ is a rare occurrence – an animal story in which the speech of the animals enhances the fidelity of the portrayal of animals in the wild. The simple, taut text flows and changes like a woodland stream.« The Horn Book
- Over 1.7 million copies sold
- Complete English Text available
Irina Korschunow is of German-Russian origins and was born in Stendal. She studied German in Göttingen and lived as a free-lance writer in Munich. She wrote numerous books for children and teenagers as well as novels for adults. Many of her titles were short-listed for the German Youthbook Prize (Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis). She died December 31, 2013 on her 88th birthday.
