Tales from watership down by richard adams waterstones. Two brothers lead the surge against the invasion of man and the destruction of their home. Although the animals in the story live in their natural environment, they are anthropomorphised, possessing their own culture, language lapine, proverbs, poetry, and mythology. Tales from watership down is the enchanting sequel to richard adamss bestselling classic watership down, which won the carnegie medal and the guardian childrens fiction award.
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