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Watership Down

Richard Adams, David Parkins

From Shelf: Children's Classics

Fiver's sixth sense is never wrong according to his brother, Hazel. They had to leave immediately, and they had to persuade the other rabbits to join them. And so begins a long and perilous journey of a small band of rabbits in search of a safe home.

An epic story that has been beloved for generations, Watership Down has become one of the most famous animal stories ever written. Join in the adventure with this 50th anniversary edition, now with a foreword by Madeline Miller, author of The Song of Achilles.Fiver, a young rabbit, is very worried. He senses something terrible is about to happen to the warren. His brother Hazel knows that his sixth sense is never wrong. So, there is nothing else for it.They must leave immediately.And so begins a long and perilous journey of a small band of rabbits in search of a safe home. Fiver's vision finally leads them to Watership Down, but here they face their most difficult challenge of all . . . __________ Richard Adams originally began telling the story of Watership Down to his two daughters and they insisted he publish it as a book. It quickly became a huge success with both children and adults, and won the Guardian Children's Fiction Award and the Carnegie Medal in 1972.

Format:
Paperback / softback
Pages:
656
Publisher:
Penguin Random House Children's UK
ISBN:
9780141354965
Published Date:
3/7/2014
Dimensions:
197mm x 128mm x 40mm
Weight:
451g
Category:
Animal stories (Children's / Teenage)

RRP: £8.99

Format: Paperback / softback

ISBN: 9780141354965


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