Fiver could sense danger. Something terrible was going to happen to the warren - he felt sure of it. So did his brother Hazel, for Fiver's sixth sense was never wrong. 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. Fiver's vision finally leads them to Watership Down, but here they face their most difficult challenge of all... Watership Down is an epic journey, a stirring tale of adventure, courage and survival against the odds.
This book is the winner of numerous awards
This book features in the following series: Charnwood Large Type, Charnwood Library, Puffin Storybooks, Watership Down .
This book has been graded for interest at 9-14 years.
There are 496 pages in this book. This book was published in 2013 by Penguin Random House Children's UK .
Richard Adams completed his first novel, WATERSHIP DOWN, in the mid-sixties; he had originally told the story to his children. The success of the novel enabled him to retire from the Civil Service and devote his time to writing. Richard Adams lives in the South of England.
This book contains the following story:
Watership Down
This is a story about a group of rabbits in search of a home. Fiver has a gift - he can sense danger. Unable to convince the Chief Rabbit, Fiver leaves the warren with a group of rabbits in search of a safer home. Along the way they are tempted to join another warren - where food is plentiful - but on discovering the catch (food = snares) they leave in search of a better place. At Watership Down they establish their own warren but realise they need some girl rabbits for the colony to survive. A nearby warren has females, but a battle ensues with the established bucks. Eventually all is sorted and the two sides build a third warren between their camps and fill it with rabbits from both warrens.
This book has been nominated for the following awards:
The Audies
This book was recognised by the The Audies.
Guardian Fiction Award
This book was recognised by the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize Award. This award was founded in 1967 and winners are selected by fellow writers. It is awarded annually to fiction written for children aged eight and above.
BBC Book Awards - Big Read Top 100
This book was recognised in the Big Read Top 100 category by the Bbc Book Awards.
Carnegie Medal
This book was recognised by the Carnegie Award. The CILIP Carnegie Medal is awarded by children’s librarians for an outstanding book written in English for children and young people.
This book features the following characters:
Bigwig
This book features the character Bigwig.
Fiver
This book features the character Fiver.
General Woundwort
This book features the character General Woundwort.
Hazel
This book features the character Hazel.
Captain Campion
This book features the character Captain Campion.
