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Alice's Farm

A Rabbit's Tale

by Maryrose Wood
Dion Graham
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"Dion Graham is pure magic behind the microphone as he narrates this fun family-friendly story about Alice the rabbit and her furry companions...Graham imbues each character with such passion and personality that listeners will cherish every second of this beautifully woven tale." — AudioFile Magazine

This program includes an author's note read by the author.
In Maryrose Wood's stunning middle-grade novel, Alice's Farm, a brave young rabbit must work with her natural predators to save her farmland home and secretly help the farm's earnest but incompetent new owners.
When a new family moves into Prune Street Farm, Alice and the other cottontails are cautious. The new owners are from the city; the family and their dog are not at all what the rabbits expect, and soon Alice is making new friends and doing things no rabbit has done before. When she overhears a plan by a developer to run the family off and bulldoze the farm, Alice comes up with a plan, helped by the farmer's son, and other animals, including a majestic bald eagle.
Here is a stunning celebration of life, the bitter and the sweet. Alice is some rabbit—a character listeners will love for generations to come.

A Macmillan Audio production from Feiwel & Friends

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  • Release date

    September 1, 2020

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781250248138
      • File size: 320930 KB
      • Duration: 11:08:36

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • Lexile® Measure: 800
    • Text Difficulty: 3-4

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Dion Graham is pure magic behind the microphone as he narrates this fun family-friendly story about Alice the rabbit and her furry companions. In an attempt to save their homes from "The Mauler"--a developer who wants to bulldoze their farm--Alice makes a deal with the other wild animals to grow a garden. Graham smoothly pivots as listeners follow the story's two diverse families--the farmers and the animals. From babies, children, and adults to rabbits, dogs, weasels, and so many more, his velvety voice is nothing short of a vocal contortionist's. Graham imbues each character with such passion and personality that listeners will cherish every second of this beautifully woven tale. E.P. © AudioFile 2020, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      May 4, 2020
      This captivating, wry novel opens with the revelation that the longstanding antagonism between farmers and rabbits is rooted in vegetables, which “farmers love to grow, and rabbits love to eat.” After Alice, a curious rabbit kit, watches the Harvey family move into a deserted farmhouse, she and her brother sneak onto the property and overhear disconcerting news: a greedy developer is intent on buying the property from the Harveys, city folk determined to become farmers. As the young rabbits plant and tend to a thriving vegetable garden in hopes of helping the family make a go of it, the Harveys’ intuitive dog, Foxy, becomes their ally, at one point musing that properly running a farm is
      “a subject much too vital to leave to her humans.” Into this heartwarming portrait of animal camaraderie (which is shared by a fox, a bald eagle, and other wildlife), Wood (the Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place series) weaves the story of 10-year-old Carl Harvey’s rocky adjustment to his new life, burgeoning self-confidence and maturity, and paramount contribution to his family’s triumph. A resonant cross-species saga of perseverance, loyalty, and magnanimous friendship. Final art not seen by PW. Ages 8–12. Author’s agent: Brooks Sherman, Janklow & Nesbit Assoc.

Formats

  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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Languages

  • English

Levels

  • Lexile® Measure:800
  • Text Difficulty:3-4

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