Istraživač

Istraživač

Katherine Rundell

Sunday Times children's book of the year. Before the Explorer, Znanje published her novel Rooftoppers.

The boy Fred is traveling on a six-seater plane from the Brazilian city of Manaus to England when the pilot gets sick and the plane crashes in the dense greenery of the Amazon rainforest. Coming to his senses, Fred realizes that in addition to him, three other children survived: Con, Lila and Max. Lost and without hope of finding them, they go in search of food and shelter. Soon they discover something that tells them that they are not alone in this part of the rainforest.?.?.

"Simply wonderful - Katherine Rundell is a superb author." Philip Pullman

"Rundell literally drags readers into the whirlwind of a breakneck adventure. Her lavish descriptions will transport them to a magical world where they can swim with dolphins, taste tarantula and discover a ruined city. One of the most gifted children's writers today." Observer

"An exceptionally beautiful read, after all, just like the rainforest that he describes with so much love" - ​​Independent

"Hanna Horn's drawings intertwine like rainforest creepers with exciting, intoxicating words in this love song to nature." Guardian

Original title
The Explorer
Translation
Ivana Jandras Szekeres
Editor
Mirna Šimat
Illustrations
Hannah Horn
Dimensions
21.5 x 15 cm
Pages
376
Publisher
Znanje, Zagreb, 2019.
 
Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
Language: Croatian.
ISBN
978-9-53343-804-7

One copy is available

Condition:Unused
 

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