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The first modern Chinese middle grade series to be translated and brought to the English-speaking market, from bestselling author Chen Jiatong. A young white fox dreams of being human. When his parents are taken from him, long-held secrets and a legend about a miraculous treasure rise to the surface in this perilous quest for self-discovery.

When a young white fox named Dilah discovers a human family, he begins to dream of being human himself. But when his parents are assassinated, long-held secrets and a legend about a miraculous treasure rise to the surface. A treasure with the power to make animals human... The clues to its location are contained in a moonstone buried beneath their den. But evil blue foxes seek the treasure too and Dilah must race to find it first. Along the way, he meets all sorts of other creatures: a friendly seal, an ancient tortoise, and a fierce leopard -- but can he stay one step ahead?

The first modern Chinese middle grade series to be translated and brought to the English-speaking market, from bestsellingauthor Chen Jiatong. A young white fox dreams of being human. When his parents are taken from him, long-held secrets and alegend about a miraculous treasure rise to the surface in this perilous quest for self-discovery.When a young white fox named Dilah discovers a human family, he begins to dream of being human himself. But when hisparents are assassinated, long-held secrets and a legend about a miraculous treasure rise to the surface. A treasure with thepower to make animals human...The clues to its location are contained in a moonstone buried beneath their den. But evil blue foxes seek the treasure too andDilah must race to find it first. Along the way, he meets all sorts of other creatures: a friendly seal, an ancient tortoise, and a fierceleopard -- but can he stay one step ahead?

The first novel in the magical White Fox series- a beautifully illustrated tale of a young fox and a magicalmoonstone. '[A] delight, full of peril, friendship and mysticism'FINANCIAL TIMESA young white fox called Dilah returns home to find his mothergravely injured. Before she dies, she tells him about a treasurewith the power to make animals human.The clues to its location are contained in a moonstone buriedbeneath their den – but wicked blue foxes seek the treasuretoo, and Dilah must race to find it first.Along the way, he meets all sorts of other creatures: a friendlyseal, an ancient tortoise and a fierce leopard – butcan he stay one step ahead? The first book in the White Fox series Themes of conservation, nature, civilisation and whatit really means to be humanTranslated by the award-winning Jennifer Feeley, withgorgeous black-and-white line illustrations by acclaimed Chineseartist Viola WangContinue the adventure with book 2, White Fox inthe Forest