Watership Down
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Book Description
Watership Down is stunning - a compulsive read. The story is a picaresque saga about a motley band of rabbits who desert their ancient warren when the gentle 'fiver' predicts imminent destruction of all who remain. Led by Fiver's intelligent brother Hazel, the refugees set out on an epic search for a new home.
One dim, moonlit night a small band of rabbits leave the comfort and safety o... More
One dim, moonlit night a small band of rabbits leave the comfort and safety o... More
Book Information
Publisher | Penguin Young Readers Group |
Binding | Hardcover (79 editions) |
Reading Level | Uncategorized |
# of Pages | 550 |
ISBN-10 | 072265197X |
ISBN-13 | 978-0722651971 |
Publication Date | /1976 |
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About John Lawrence (Illustrator) : John Lawrence is a published author, editor, illustrator, and a photographer of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of John Lawrence include Tiny's Big Adventure, Sea... more
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6/2/2012 Allison Hunter-Frederick said:
tags: Richard Adams, Watership Down
For our family’s summer reading selection, I picked the mammoth four-hundred-page Watership Down by Richard Adams. Some novels will feel like an endurance test just four pages in. Without fail, whenever I read Watership Down, those four hundred pages feel to me like a summer holiday. My husband, w... more
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7/26/2010 Adam McPartlan said: Best book ever written by a great father to his daughters
4/17/2010 Kate Russell said: The classic novel about rabbits escaping their threatened home and embarking on an adventure into the unknown. Brilliant.
tags: I recommend
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1/15/2008 becca thorne said: Right up there with great expectations as one of the best.
tags: I love, I recommend, I read
tags: I love, I recommend, I read
7/31/2007 Victoria Antonitis said: Just one of my many, favorite books!
tags: fanastic fiction, community power, rabbits
tags: fanastic fiction, community power, rabbits
7/24/2007 Becky Gavney said: I love this book. It can be sad at times but also happy. It really makes you think of the animals point of view.
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