PublishedPuffin, October 2014 |
ISBN9780141354958 |
FormatSoftcover, 352 pages |
Dimensions19.8cm × 12.9cm × 2.1cm |
Tarka turned and swam upstream again . . . he lay in the water, weary after the long chase . . . Tarka the otter grows up with his mother and sisters, learning how to swim and catch fish, and to fear the sound of the hunter's horn. Soon he must fend for himself and he travels through rivers and woods, and out to sea in his fierce battle for survival. But eventually, chased by a pack of dog hounds, Tarka come fact to face with Deadlock, his most fearsome enemy . . .