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Booktalk
#1
This is a book about bunnies.
Talking bunnies to be exact. But it is also about a lot more than bunnies.
First, it's a great adventure story. A band of rabbits must leave the only
home they've ever known because of some unknown, to them, catastrophe that
is coming. Can you guess what it is? As the rabbits try to build a new
existence, they are not satisfied to have the same life as before--they
want something better for themselves! As you follow their adventures you
really get to know about their culture, their history, and even their own
special language (a glossary is included). This book is also about ethics,
freedom, and human nature---way more than just about bunnies. (Marybeth
Raynes, Hickory Creek Middle School, Frankfort, IL)
Booktalk #2
Watership Down takes us to
a world we have never seen. Or at least, to a world we have never truly
seen. Through forests and rivers, streams and hills, and rolling plains
of green grass, we follow our rabbit heroes through their powerful journey
of courage, leadership, and survival. The group of ten rabbits abandons
their home warren after being unable to persuade the rest of their kind
of the imminent danger. They flee the warren to pursue their dreams; a
safe place, a new warren, and the glorious aspect of adventure. Not all
is as it seems though, and the wanderers will have to overcome terrible
trials in order to find what they seek. Will Hazel, Bigwig, Fiver, and
the rest of the party ever find a new place to call home? (Dinesh
Ramasamy, student, Mansfield High) |
