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, hoarding great quantities of weapons to protect themselves--until panic struck and the chance for peace seemed lost forever.Book Details:Format: PaperbackPublication Date: 4/3/2000Pages: 36Reading Level: Age 6 and Up "Turns Fox into a contemporary Aesop."—Kirkus Reviews "Powerful...The text's pointed poetry will sink directly into children's hearts."—Publishers Weekly "This allegory is alive with symbolic references and ideas....Vivid."—School Library Journal MEM FOX is the author of many acclaimed books, including Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes, Possum Magic, Koala Lou, Time for Bed, and, for adults, Reading Magic: Why Reading Aloud to Our Children Will Change Their Lives Forever. She lives in Adelaide, Australia.