The Explorer: WINNER OF THE COSTA CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD by Katherine Rundell (En

Description: The Explorer by Katherine Rundell, Hannah Horn Go on an adventure with Katherine Rundell ..._______________Winner of the Childrens Book PrizeWinner of the Costa Childrens Book Award 2017Winner of the London Book Fair Childrens Travel Book of the Year_______________I loved The Explorer - Jacqueline WilsonRundell is now unarguably in the FIRST RANK - Philip PullmanRead everything she writes - Daily Mail_______________From his seat in the tiny aeroplane, Fred watches as the mysteries of the Amazon jungle pass by below him. He has always dreamed of becoming an explorer, of making history and of reading his name amongst the lists of great discoveries. If only he could land and look about him.As the plane crashes into the canopy, Fred is suddenly left without a choice. He and the three other children may be alive, but the jungle is a vast, untamed place. With no hope of rescue, the chance of getting home feels impossibly small.Except, it seems, someone has been there before them … FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Katherine Rundell is a bestselling author whose novels for children include Rooftoppers, The Wolf Wilder, The Explorer and The Good Thieves. She has won the Costa Childrens Book Award, the Blue Peter Book Award and the Waterstones Childrens Book Prize, amongst many others. She was a 2021 World Book Day author and has also published two picture books for children and three non-fiction books for adults, including Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne, winner of the 2022 Baillie Gifford Prize, and The Golden Mole and Other Living Treasure, shortlisted for the 2022 Waterstones Book of the Year. Her books have sold millions of copies worldwide.Katherine spent her childhood in Africa and Europe before taking her degree at the University of Oxford and becoming a Fellow of All Souls College. As well as writing, she studies Renaissance literature and occasionally goes climbing on the rooftops late at night.Hannah Horn is a UK-based artist who specialises in illustration, paint and printmaking. Born in Aberdeen, Hannah studied fashion illustration at the London College of Fashion. In her career thus far she has produced work for a diverse range of projects including fashion, print, skateboarding brands and album artwork. The Explorer is her first childrens fiction illustration project. Review A wildly exciting adventure … One of our most talented writers for children * Observer, Childrens Book of the Week *The tone is humorous and wise, the characterisation observant and true, and the story suspenseful … Reading this delicious book is like eating electricity * Sunday Times, Childrens Book of the Year *Cracking … A kind of cross between Indiana Jones and the film Up … One of the most captivating books of the year * Spectator *Katherine Rundell just gets better and better. I loved The Explorer. On one level its a very exciting adventure story of four children fighting for survival in the Amazon – but its also saying profound things about human nature and love and loss * Jacqueline Wilson *Theres a gritty solidity to the horrors and the beauties, and a completely convincing depth to the characters, all of whom I loved. Katherine Rundell is now unarguably in the FIRST RANK * Philip Pullman *An adventure story to die for … Rundell is a class act – her beautiful descriptions of the rainforest could turn the head of a Mayan statue. And scrap bedtime: her need-to-know next chapters just wont wait till the suns up. What a discovery * The Times *As extravagantly beautiful as the rainforest it so lovingly describes, I cannot imagine the child who wouldnt be delighted by it * Independent *Plunge into the green wilds of Katherine Rundells marvellous new novel … Hannah Horns delicate line drawings, encroach, vine-like, on Rundells dangerous, intoxicating pages in this love song to the natural world. It is essential reading for lovers of Eva Ibbotson * Guardian *For sheer adventure, The Explorer is hard to trump * Daily Telegraph *Rundell conjures up a world of natural beauty – pre-internet – where survival depends on cooperation. Her vivid locations are almost characters in themselves … Terrific * Daily Mail *Rundell is an astonishing young talent and her books combine old-fashioned, edge-of-your-seat adventure with richly imagined characters... Read everything she writes * Daily Mail * Promotional A thrilling story of adventure, friendship and survival in the Amazon, The Explorer is an unmissable, Costa Award-winning modern classic from the bestselling Katherine Rundell Review Quote The tone is humorous and wise, the characterisation observant and true, and the story suspenseful ... Reading this delicious book is like eating electricity Promotional "Headline" A thrilling story of adventure, friendship and survival in the Amazon, The Explorer is an unmissable, Costa Award-winning modern classic from the bestselling Katherine Rundell Feature The Explorer won the Costa Childrens Book Award 2017; Katherine has combined her unique voice and characters with a story full of charm and warmth to create another childrens classic Details ISBN1408882191 Author Hannah Horn Pages 416 Year 2018 ISBN-10 1408882191 ISBN-13 9781408882191 Format Paperback Media Book Publication Date 2018-01-02 Illustrator Hannah Horn Imprint Bloomsbury Childrens Books Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 823.92 Language English Audience Age 9-12 UK Release Date 2018-01-02 NZ Release Date 2018-01-02 Subtitle WINNER OF THE COSTA CHILDRENS BOOK AWARD Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Audience Childrens (6-12) AU Release Date 2018-04-30 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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