Feathers and Fools

by Mem Fox

Book Overview

Long ago and far away, in a rambling garden beside a clear blue lake, two flocks of birds began to fear each other because of their differences. The fear grew, and soon the birds became enemies,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0152004734
• ISBN13: 9780152004736
• Release Date: April 1996
• Publisher: Harcourt Brace and Company
• Length: 36 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 11.4" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 4 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 2

Customer Reviews

A great read!

I LOVE Mem Fox and really like this book very much. A colleague recommended this book and right after reading it, I told myself that I want a copy of my own. The storyline is simple and yet very powerful and moving. I highly recommend this book (and all of Mem Fox's books) to everyone who is a teacher and/or a parent. Keep it up, Mem!

Feathers and Fools

Feathers and Fools brings the point home in an easy to understand and comprehend. A MUST read for all children. As Rogers and Hammerstein said in South Pacific, "You have to be taught, carefully taught from the time you are six or seven or eight...to hate."

Mem Fox is simply profound.

Feathers and Fools speaks so positively about the innocence of trust and the terrible destruction of fear. It is a very deep story so simply told. The images are beautiful.

Feathers And Fools

This book is great. I would recommend this book to everyone. In this book the swans and peacocks are enemies. This book is for all ages. The peackocks and swans had a fight, but some swans flew away. If you like great illustrations read Feathers And Fools by Mem Fox. By: Lauren M.

A Lesson In Conflict

Once again Mem Fox has captured an essential humancondition. Like so many of her previous picture books, Feathers andFools, lyrically pulls us into a story rich with meaning. We use this allegory in our Unit of Inquiry focusing on 20th Century Conflicts. Students are full of observations which they apply to history and to their personal lives. Perfect for use in IB-PYP schools. The beautiful illustrations by Nicholas Wilton successfully augment this tale of fear and new beginnings.