Journey to the River Sea

An Amazon adventure set in the wilderness of Brazil, Journey to the River Sea is filled with mystery and memorable characters. It is 1910 and Maia, tragically orphaned at thirteen, has been sent from England to start a new life with distant relatives in Manaus, hundreds of miles up the Amazon. She is accompanied by an eccentric and mysterious governess who has secret reasons of her own for making the journey. Both soon discover an exotic world bursting with new experiences in Journey to the River Sea , Eva Ibbotson''s highly colourful, joyous adventure. This 15th anniversary edition includes a forward by Lauren St John, author of The White Giraffe . Winner of the Smarties Gold Medal. Shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread Award.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Eva Ibbotson
• Editore: Macmillan Children's Books
• Lingue: Inglese
• Raccomandazione d'eta': 9 a 11 anni
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 25.08.2016
• EAN: 9781509832255
• ISBN: 978-1-5098-3225-5
• Pagine: 320
• Dimensioni: 130 mm x 198 mm x 20 mm
• Categorie: Libri per bambini e per ragazzi > Libri per bambini fino a 11 anni; Classics, Women, Coming of age, Brazil, Historical adventure, Classic fiction (pre c 1945), Narrative theme: Coming of age, Action & Adventure, Narrative theme: Sense of place, Historical adventure fiction, c 1910 to c 1919, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Adventure stories (Children's / Teenage), C 1900 - C 1914, Action & Adventure / General, Family / Adoption, Relating to childhood, Amazon river and tributaries, Classic fiction: general and literary