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Toby Alone

By Timothee de Fombelle

Illustrated by Francois Place

An award-laden adventure of heroism, friendship and survival – with a powerful ecological message – set in a captivating miniature world.

Toby Lolness is just one and a half millimetres tall, and he’s the most wanted person in his world, the great oak Tree. When Toby’s father makes a ground-breaking discovery, tapping into the very heart of the Tree’s energy, he also realises that exploiting it could do permanent damage to their world. Refusing to reveal the secret of his invention to an enraged community, the family is exiled. But one man is determined to get hold of the forbidden knowledge ... and his plan is to destroy the Tree. Now Toby's parents have been imprisoned and sentenced to death. Only Toby has managed to escape, but for how long?

Categories: Fiction

For readers aged: 9+

  • Publication details:
  • Format: Hardback
  • ISBN: 9781406313154
  • Published: 07 Apr 2008
  • Price: £9.99
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  • Size: 216 x 135 mm
  • Pages: 400

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'The narratives thread like a spider web across time and space, revealing hidden secrets at just the right moment, yet this is a book of baddies and goodies, with little attempt to understand the mindset that leads to exploitative behaviour. Sarah Adams's translation manages to retain a French tone in the English to distinctive effect.' The Guardian

'An action packed fantasy that ultimately sounds a serious warning about the threat to the natural world from the human race.' Books Quarterly

'Evocative illustrations ... The ethereal world it creates pulls the reader in and the ecological message is saved from feeling too forced.' The Observer

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