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)
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)
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Hardback Editions
October 1987 : Hardback
| Title: The Illustrated Salar the Salmon Author(s):: Henry Williamson ISBN: 0863501524 / 9780863501524 (UK edition) Publisher: Webb & Bower (Publishers) Ltd Availability: Amazon CA Amazon Amazon UK |
December 1961 : Hardback
| Title: Salar the Salmon Author(s):: Henry Williamson ISBN: 0571041523 / 9780571041527 (UK edition) Publisher: Faber and Faber Availability: Amazon CA Amazon UK Amazon |
Paperback Editions
May 2010 : Paperback
| Title: Salar the Salmon Author(s):: Henry Williamson ISBN: 0956254543 / 9780956254542 (UK edition) Publisher: Little Toller Books Availability: Amazon Amazon CA Amazon UK |
September 1990 : Paperback
| Title: Salar the Salmon Author(s):: Henry Williamson ISBN: 0879238453 / 9780879238452 (USA edition) Publisher: David R Godine Pub Availability: Amazon CA Amazon Amazon UK |
January 1961 : Paperback
| Title: Salar the Salmon Author(s):: Henry Williamson ISBN: 0571048110 / 9780571048113 (UK edition) Publisher: Faber & Faber Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA |
December 1961 : Paperback
| Title: Salar the Salmon Author(s):: Henry Williamson ISBN: 0571070019 / 9780571070015 (UK edition) Publisher: Faber and Faber Availability: Amazon Amazon CA Amazon UK |
9999 : Paperback
| Title: Salar the Salmon Author(s):: Henry Williamson ISBN: 0451027167 / 9780451027160 (USA edition) Publisher: Signet Availability: Amazon Amazon UK |
Audio Editions
April 1985 : Audio Cassette
| Title: Salar The Salmon Author(s):: Henry Williamson ISBN: 0736609075 / 9780736609074 (USA edition) Publisher: Books on Tape, Inc. Availability: Amazon Amazon CA |
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