Tarka the Otter

Henry Williamson, Annabel Large

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Puffin
02 May 2019

Animal stories (Children's&YA)

Series: Puffin Classics

A beautiful gift edition of one of the most famous animal stories in children's literature.

The classic story of an otter living in the Devonshire countryside which captures the feel of life in the wild as seen through the otter's own eyes. Tarka is born in Owlery Holt, near Canal Bridge on the River Torridge, where he grows up with his mother and sisters, learning to swim and catch fish, and to beware the hunters' cry. His life is one of adventure and play, but soon he must fend for himself, travelling along streams and rivers to the open sea, sometimes with female otters White-tip and Greymuzzle. Always on the run, Tarka has many close shaves until he finally meets his nemesis, the fearsome hound Deadlock.

By: Henry Williamson
Illustrated by: Annabel Large
Imprint: Puffin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 185mm, Width: 137mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 280g
ISBN: 9780241375983
ISBN 10: 0241375983
Series: Puffin Classics
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 02 May 2019
Recommended Age: From 9 to 12 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , Children / Juvenile
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Henry William Williamson was born in 1895 in Brockley, south-east London. The then semi-rural location provided easy access to the countryside, and he developed a deep love of nature throughout his childhood. He became a prolific author known for his natural and social history novels. He won the Hawthornden Prize for literatrure in 1928 for Tarka the Otter.