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But what she finds is an eviltempered aunt and uncle and their spoiled daughters. 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. A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. Visit now to browse our huge range of products at great prices. Journey to the river sea, written by eva ibbotson, is set at the turn of the 20 th century, and tells the enchanting tale of an orphaned girl, maia, who is whisked away from london, on a journey to the amazon rainforest. This is the kind of book that demands an atmospherea stack of sandwiches, a tall cold glass of lemonade. She is accompanied by an eccentric and mysterious governess who has secret reasons of her own for making the journey. Smith, creator of the claude series, the great ghost rescue is a wonderfully spooky young fiction title from the awardwinning author of journey to the river sea, eva ibbotson. So naturally, there have been a couple of great river books over the years. Winner of the nestle smarties book prize, 911 years category, 2001.
It is 1910 and maia, tragically orphaned at thirteen, has been sent from. An amazon adventure set in the wilderness of brazil, journey to the river sea. Journey to the river sea is a book that i would recommend to anyone who likes adventure. The great ghost rescue by eva ibbotson pan macmillan. This was a very original book, the setting, the characters and the plot were all unusual but. Journey to the river sea won the smarties book prize gold award, was runnerup for the whitbread childrens book of the year and the guardian fiction award. Journey to the river sea by eva ibbotson from the blurb.
Find books like journey to the river sea from the worlds largest community of readers. Surprises, adventures, tribulations, and new friendships ensue as she realizes her dreams. Eva ibbotson collection 4 books set journey to the river sea, the dragonfly. If you like michael morpurgo stories you will love this novel. On the river, latest picture book by roland harvey tells the story of the murray river, from its humble beginnings in the high country to where it meets the sea. Maia calls them the crows, british slang for inexperienced and illiterate soldiers. Journey to the river sea anniversary edition special enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. The river starts out as a leisurely backwoods paddle and inexorably picks up speed before spilling readers down its cascade of an ending. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Journey to the river sea is just the kind of book i loved reading as a child. When i first picked up this book i didnt know what to expect but i was so entranced by the main protagonist, maia, that i could hardly bear to put the book down.
For the historical novel journey to the river sea, she won the smarties prize in category 911 years, garnered unusual commendation as runner up for the guardian prize, and made the carnegie, whitbread. Eva ibbotson, author, kevin hawkes, illustrator, illus. Editions of journey to the river sea by eva ibbotson. Buy journey to the river sea by eva ibbotson online from the works. She has no other live relatives, and is forced to go to boarding. The book is easy to start reading but then you get to a point in the middle where you just. Powells book about his journey through the grand canyon is a standardbearer of. Journey to the river sea by eva ibbotson, kevin hawkes. To ask other readers questions about journey to the river sea, please sign up. Bella was always reading the books she should have been dusting and was constantly in trouble, but she was the only friend bernard had.
Some of her novels for adults have been successfully reissued for the young adult market in recent years. Journey to the river sea ebook by eva ibbotson 9780330477444. This is an exciting adventure set on the amazon river in brazil, known locally as the river sea. Journey to the river sea by eva ibbotson curtis brown. Journey to the river sea by eva ibbotson published by macmillan childrens books, 2002 isbn 033039715x. Journey to the river sea is one of those special books that is going to stay with me.
Along this journey we learn about the history and ecology of the murray river. Maia is a girl who lives in a boarding school unfortunately because her parents died in egypt. She has no other live relatives, and is forced to go to. The seduction of water is one of those books that you think about when youre supposed to be having a conversation with a coworker. Buy a discounted paperback of journey to the river sea online from australias leading online bookstore. Buy journey to the river sea by eva ibbotson from waterstones today. For the historical novel journey to the river sea, she won the smarties prize in category. Buy journey to the river sea book online at low prices in. Read journey to the river sea by eva ibbotson available from rakuten kobo. It was identified as runnerup for the guardian childrens fiction prize 1 and it made the shortlist for the carnegie medal. Journey to the river sea quotes showing of 97 they were steaming out of the station before maia asked, was it books in the trunk. It is 1910 and maia, tragically orphaned at thirteen, has been. What is the name the sea between north africa and southern europe. Maias life suddenly experiences twists and turns just like the amazon river as she travels from her postvictorian private school to meet her relatives in brazil.
An amazon adventure set in the wilderness of brazil, journey to the river sea is filled with mystery and memorable characters. For the historical novel journey to the river sea, she won the smarties prize in category 911 years. It is 1910 and maia, tragically orphaned at thirteen, has been sent from england to start a new life with distant relatives in. Predicting what you think something may be about before reading this book, look at the front cover, the illustrations, scan read through the book and read the blurb. It is about an orphaned girl, called maia, whose only family live half way across the world in a place in brazil called manaus with the amazon rainforest at their doorstep. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Ms ibbotsons beliefs that children need challenges, that they need to think big and that they must be encouraged to believe in themselves, shine through in this enchanting book. Why should we live in the land whist not under the sea. It is set in the late 19th century ive always enjoyed those books more than the ones set in more recent times and is an adventure story with strong female characters and intelligent kids. A heartwarming story that is one of the red house teams favourite books of all time, eva ibbotsons journey to the river sea is a book. The story begins with maia living in london at a boarding school for girls.
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