The Animals Of Farthing Wood

London: Heinemann, 1975. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First Edition, Firs Impression. Publisher's green boards with gilt lettering to the spine. A near fine copy (slightly bruised tips/spine) else almost fine in a fine dustwrapper. No inscriptions. Black and white drawings in the text by Jacqueline Tettmar. NB: The text was previously published in two separate volumes in 1979. "A group of forest animals unite to help each other to safety in this classic tale of tolerance, cooperation, survival, and friendship. When bulldozers enter Farthing Wood, the animals must escape before their homes are destroyed. They promise to stick together and protect each other—but then they get caught in a fire and nearly drown crossing a river. Will their pact hold? Both heart-wrenching and heartwarming, this beloved story has been translated into 16 languages (GoodReads). Winner of the Arts Council National Book Award for Children's Literature for 1980. NNB: The basis for the animated television series of the same name broadcast over 39 episodes between 1993 and 1995. Dustwrapper illustration by Gillian Platt. The first book in the Farthing Woods Series. A lovely copy. Very scarce. ISBN: 434 93430 5. Photographs/scans available upon request,