"Watership Down" by Richard Adams follows a group of rabbits on their quest for a new home after one of them, Fiver, has a vision of impending danger in their warren. Led by the brave and resourceful Hazel, they embark on a perilous journey across the English countryside, facing numerous challenges and encounters with other rabbit communities, including the tyrannical General Woundwort. Along the way, the group grapples with survival, leadership, and the importance of community. Their adventure explores themes of freedom, bravery, and the struggle for a better life, ultimately leading them to the peaceful refuge of Watership Down. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].
This book features in the following series: Alltime Classics, Watership Down .
There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published in 1999 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. Judy Allen is an award-winning author who has written successfully for both children and adults. Her novels for young people include "Something Rare and Special", "Travelling Hopefully" and "Awaiting Developments". Judy lives in London.
This book contains the following stories:
Challenge to Efrafa
The Watership Down rabbits decide to help the unhappy rabbits at Efrafa to escape. But to do this they need to outwit the evil General Woundwort.
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:
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.
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.
