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In Latin "salar" means "leaper" and to the Romans who first came to England the name perfectly described the magnificent sea-run salmon that fought their way up rivers and streams.
In Henry Williamson's great nature story, Salar is a five-year-old salmon returning to the stream of his birth. He faces great dangers--cruising lampreys, poachers with their cruel nets and spears, sharp-eyed otters, cascading falls--all between Salar and his goal in the spawning sands.
"No lover of the country can fail to be thrilled. The author has the power given to few of seeing life from the point of view of the animals he describes." (Guardian)
"A rare and beautiful book that should take its place as a classic among the few that are written at once with a poet's insight and a naturalist's knowledge." (The New York Times)
Genre: General Fiction
In Henry Williamson's great nature story, Salar is a five-year-old salmon returning to the stream of his birth. He faces great dangers--cruising lampreys, poachers with their cruel nets and spears, sharp-eyed otters, cascading falls--all between Salar and his goal in the spawning sands.
"No lover of the country can fail to be thrilled. The author has the power given to few of seeing life from the point of view of the animals he describes." (Guardian)
"A rare and beautiful book that should take its place as a classic among the few that are written at once with a poet's insight and a naturalist's knowledge." (The New York Times)
Genre: General Fiction
Used availability for Henry Williamson's Salar the Salmon
Hardback Editions
October 1987 : UK Hardback
1961 : UK Hardback

Title: Salar the Salmon
Author(s): Henry Williamson
ISBN: 0-571-04152-3 / 978-0-571-04152-7 (UK edition)
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Availability: Amazon
Paperback Editions
May 2010 : UK Paperback
September 1990 : USA Paperback
January 1961 : UK Paperback
1961 : UK Paperback
Audio Editions
June 2018 : USA Audio edition

Title: Salar the Salmon
Author(s): Henry Williamson, Michael Morpurgo
Publisher: Strathmore Publishing
Availability: Amazon
June 2018 : Australia Audio edition

Title: Salar the Salmon
Author(s): Henry Williamson, Michael Morpurgo
Publisher: Strathmore Publishing
Availability: Amazon AU
June 2018 : Canada Audio edition

Title: Salar the Salmon
Author(s): Henry Williamson, Michael Morpurgo
Publisher: Strathmore Publishing
Availability: Amazon CA
June 2018 : UK Audio edition

Title: Salar the Salmon
Author(s): Henry Williamson, Michael Morpurgo
Publisher: Strathmore Publishing
Availability: Amazon UK