The Wild Before
About this audiobook
One frosty winter's night, a pure white calf is born on an ordinary muddy farm in the light of a silver moon. This is the legendary Mooncalf, whose arrival has been foretold since the dawn of time.
Hare knows immediately that if the calf is not saved it will be the end of all things.
According to a dream passed down from animal to animal, if the calf dies a great terribleness will come - rising seas, a plague, skies raining down fire... and Hare vows to protect Mooncalf with his life.
Upon Mooncalf's arrival, the old bull summons all the animals of the farm and tells them of this dream, warning that they must help Hare in his mission before it is too late.
But it's easier said than done, and soon Hare realises that he must act on his own...
A stunning prequel to the award-winning bestselling The Last Wild trilogy, with themes of climate change, hope and friendship.
'Piers Torday is the new master of books for children who like magic and modernity with their lust for adventure' The Times
(P)2021 Hodder & Stoughton Limited
About the author
Piers Torday began his career in theatre and then television as a producer and writer. His first book for children, The Last Wild, was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Award, nominated for the CILIP Carnegie Medal and is being adapted for the stage by the Unicorn and National Theatre. His second book, The Dark Wild, won the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize. Other titles include There May Be A Castle (People's Book Award finalist), which was adapted for the stage by the Little Angel Theatre, The Lost Magician (Teach Primary Book Award) and Midnight Treasure, the New Statesman Children's Book of the Year. He recently adapted The Box of Delights for the RSC. Other stage adaptations include Christmas Carol and The Wind in the Willows (Wilton's Music Hall).
Sophie Thompson's first TV appearance was at the age of 16, and she has been busy ever since in a wide variety of projects, from DANCING AT LUGHANSA and GOSFORD PARK, through to THE YOUNG VISITERS and THE RAILWAY CHILDREN. She won an Olivier Best Actress award for INTO THE WOODS and is an accomplished and acclaimed audiobook reader for a wide range of authors from Jacqueline Wilson, to Julia Donaldson, and Nick Hornby to Jane Auston, as well as the P. L. Travers' classic, MARY POPPINS.
