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Join the little rabbits on a big adventure in this beautiful giftbook edition of the animated TV mini series, Watership Down.
Re-imagined by script-writer Tom Bidwell (My Mad Fat Diary), this classic tale has been made into a beautifully animated four-part mini series by the BBC and Netflix. Featuring stunning CG animation, emotive illustrations and text adapted from the TV scripts by award-winning author Frank Cottrell-Boyce, this retelling of the classic story is perfect for a family audience.
Set in the English countryside, Watership Down tells the tale of a ragtag band of rabbits fleeing the destruction of their warren in search of safety and a new home. Their adventure is brought to life in this stunning gift picture storybook, which will be treasured by fans of the original novel, as well as new readers introduced to this epic tale by the television mini series.
Watership Down © Watership Down Television Limited 2018. Licensed by ITV Ventures.
About the author
Richard Adams (1920 - 2016) was an English novelist best known as the author of
Watership Down, first published in 1972. He served in the British Army during the second world war, and then joined the civil service.
He originally began telling the story of
Watership Down to his two daughters during long car journeys and they insisted it he publish it as a book. It was awarded the Carnegie Medal and the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, and went on to sell millions of copies throughout the world. In 1975 Adams was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.
Frank Cottrell-Boyce is an award-winning author and screenwriter
. Millions, his debut children's novel, won the CLIP Carnegie Medal. He is also the author of
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again, Cosmic, Framed and
The Astounding Broccoli Boy. His books have been shortlisted for a multitude of prizes, including the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, the Whitbread Children's Fiction Award (now the Costa Book Award) and the Roald Dahl Funny Prize.
Sputnik's Guide to Life on Earth was shortlisted for the 2017 CILIP Carnegie Medal.
Along with Danny Boyle, Frank devised the Opening Ceremony for the London 2012 Olympics. Frank is a BAFTA nominated screenwriter (
Hilary and Jackie) and a BIFA winning screenwriter (
Millions). He has written for the hit TV series
Dr Who, and is the screenwriter for the 2017 film, G
oodbye Christopher Robin.
Summary
A beautifully illustrated gift picture storybook edition of this classic tale, tying in with the animated TV mini series on the BBC and Netflix.
Foreword
A beautifully illustrated gift picture storybook edition of this classic tale, tying in with the animated TV mini series on the BBC and Netflix.
