The Long Patrol

FIREBIRD

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Originally published in Great Britain, by Hutchinson Children’s Books Ltd, London, 1997

First published in the United States of America by Philomel, a division of the Putnam & Grosset Group, 1998

Published by Firebird, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc., 2004

THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS HAS CATALOGED THE PHILOMEL EDITION AS FOLLOWS:

Jacques, Brian.

The long patrol: a tale from Redwall / Brian Jacques;

illustrated by Allan Curless.—1st American ed.

p. cm.

Summary: Tammo, a daring young hare hungry for adventure, is sent with Russa Nodrey, the wandering red squirrel, to join the Long Patrol and defend Salamandastron against the Rapscallion horde.

[1. Animals—Fiction. 2. Fantasy.] I. Curless, Allan, ill. II. Title.

PZ7.J15317Lo 1998 [Fic]—dc21 97-15508 CIP AC

ISBN: 978-1-101-66607-4

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