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From Boston Globe-Horn Book Award winner Katherine Rundell comes an exciting new novel about a group of kids who must survive in the Amazon after their plane crashes. Fred, Con, Lila, and Max are on their way back to England from Manaus when the plane they're on crashes and the pilot dies upon landing. For days they survive alone, until Fred finds a map that leads them to a ruined city, and to a secret."synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
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Katherine Rundell is the author of Rooftoppers, Cartwheeling in Thunderstorms (a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award winner), The Wolf Wilder, The Explorer, The Good Thieves, and The Zebra's Great Escape. She grew up in Zimbabwe, Brussels, and London, and is currently a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford. She begins each day with a cartwheel and believes that reading is almost exactly the same as cartwheeling: it turns the world upside down and leaves you breathless. In her spare time, she enjoys walking on tightropes and trespassing on the rooftops of Oxford colleges.
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The Explorer
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Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2017
ISBN 10: 1481419455
ISBN 13: 9781481419451
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Hardback. Condition: Very Good. "Fans of survival stories like Hatchet and My Side of the Moutain are an ideal audience for this fast-paced escapade with a lush and captivating setting." --Publishers Weekly (starred review) Four kids stranded in the Amazon by a plane crash must figure out how to survive in this exciting middle grade "tropical action-filled adventure with heart" (Kirkus Reviews) from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Impossible Creatures, Katherine Rundell. When a small plane bound for England from Manaus, Brazil, crashes in the Amazon rainforest, its four young passengers are stranded. Fred welcomes the opportunity to prove himself capable of surviving, like the explorers he admires, but his companions Constantia and Lila are terrified--and Lila's five-year-old brother, Max, is especially vulnerable to the dangers around them. The small group works together out of necessity, but it's far from easy as they encounter predators like piranhas and fight hunger by foraging for edible fruits and even bugs. But when Fred finds an old map, he and his companions have a direction at last--and renewed hope. On a handmade raft, they follow a river to the destination marked on the map.and find more than they could have ever imagined. Seller Inventory # 00109916960
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The Explorer
Published by
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2017
ISBN 10: 1481419455
ISBN 13: 9781481419451
Used
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Seller: World of Books (was SecondSale), Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardback. Condition: Good. "Fans of survival stories like Hatchet and My Side of the Moutain are an ideal audience for this fast-paced escapade with a lush and captivating setting." --Publishers Weekly (starred review) Four kids stranded in the Amazon by a plane crash must figure out how to survive in this exciting middle grade "tropical action-filled adventure with heart" (Kirkus Reviews) from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Impossible Creatures, Katherine Rundell. When a small plane bound for England from Manaus, Brazil, crashes in the Amazon rainforest, its four young passengers are stranded. Fred welcomes the opportunity to prove himself capable of surviving, like the explorers he admires, but his companions Constantia and Lila are terrified--and Lila's five-year-old brother, Max, is especially vulnerable to the dangers around them. The small group works together out of necessity, but it's far from easy as they encounter predators like piranhas and fight hunger by foraging for edible fruits and even bugs. But when Fred finds an old map, he and his companions have a direction at last--and renewed hope. On a handmade raft, they follow a river to the destination marked on the map.and find more than they could have ever imagined. Seller Inventory # 00109764883
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