The Star of Kazan

About the author

Eva Ibbotson was born in Vienna in 1925 and moved to England with her father when the Nazis came into power. Ibbotson wrote more than twenty books for children and young adults, many of which garnered nominations for major awards for children's literature in the UK, including the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize and the Whitbread Prize. Eva's critically acclaimed Journey to the River Sea won the Smarties Gold Medal in 2001. Set in the Amazon, it was written in honour of her deceased husband Alan, a former naturalist. Imaginative and humorous, Eva's books often convey her love of nature, in particular the Austrian countryside, which is evident in works such as The Star Of Kazan and A Song For Summer. Eva passed away at her home in Newcastle on October 20th 2010. Her final book, One Dog and His Boy, was published in May 2011.

Summary

An enthralling adventure set in turn-of-the-century Vienna. From the author of the bestselling Journey to the River Sea.

Product details

• Authors: Eva Ibbotson, Ibbotson Eva
• Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 9 to 11
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 08.05.2014
• EAN: 9781447265726
• ISBN: 978-1-4472-6572-6
• No. of pages: 400
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 200 mm x 26 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Children's books up to 11 years of age; austria, Vienna, Family & home stories (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, c 1940 to c 1949, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), Family / Adoption, historical fiction; adventure