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Fog a Dox

Teacher Notes Magabala Books

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Teacher Notes

Fog a Dox

written

by

Bruce Pascoe

Magabala Books

Teacher Notes prepared by Christina Wheeler (Teacher Librarian)

Synopsis

When

Albert Cutts

brings home

three

orphaned fox cubs from the bush, his half

-

dingo dog Brim is not so sure she wants

to

nurse

them along with her new pups.

But loyal and obedient, that is what Brim does. Two of the three foxes soon go

back to the wild, but not

Fog, who grows up to be a dox

half dog, half fox.

Fog a Dox

is a beautifully written tale of friendship, res

cue and hope. It

combines descriptive and poetic language with a raw, honest narrative voice.

THEMES

Friendship

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