{"product_id":"watership-down-9780684836058","title":"Watership Down by Adams, Richard","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWatership Down\u003c\/i\u003e is the compelling tale of a group of wild rabbits struggling to hold onto their place in the world--now a Emmy Award-winning Netflix animated miniseries starring James McAvoy, Nicholas Hoult, and Oscar and Grammy award-winning Sir Ben Kingsley.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA phenomenal worldwide bestseller for more than forty years, Richard Adams's \u003ci\u003eWatership Down\u003c\/i\u003e is a timeless classic and one of the most beloved novels of all time. Set in England's Downs, a once idyllic rural landscape, this stirring tale of adventure, courage and survival follows a band of very special creatures on their flight from the intrusion of man and the certain destruction of their home. Led by a stouthearted pair of brothers, they journey forth from their native Sandleford Warren through the harrowing trials posed by predators and adversaries, to a mysterious promised land and a more perfect society.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Adams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.48h x 6.56w x 1.35d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780684836058\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.2\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 25\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e749 \/ Watership Down\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRichard Adams (1920-2016) was educated at Bradfield College and Worcester College, Oxford. He served in the Second World War and in 1948 joined the civil service. In the mid-1960s he completed his first novel, \u003ci\u003eWatership Down\u003c\/i\u003e, for which he struggled for several years to find a publisher. It was eventually awarded both the Carnegie Medal and the Guardian Award for children's fiction for 1972. He would go on to publish several more books, including \u003ci\u003eShardik\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTales from Watership Down\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMaia\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Plague Dogs\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Girl in a Swing\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43655695925401,"sku":"9780684836058","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/3367\/0297\/files\/img_be467cec-7f1d-416d-9aaf-96f613436719.jpg?v=1724703665","url":"https:\/\/bookmarksretail.store\/products\/watership-down-9780684836058","provider":"Bookmarks Retail","version":"1.0","type":"link"}