2017 Costa Book Award for Children's Book
Go on an adventure with Katherine Rundell ...
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Winner of the Children's Book Prize
Winner of the Costa Children's Book Award 2017
Winner of the London Book Fair Children's Travel Book of the Year
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'I loved The Explorer' - Jacqueline Wilson
'Rundell is now unarguably in the FIRST RANK' - Philip Pullman
'Read everything she writes' - Daily Mail
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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 …
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
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Winner of the Children's Book Prize
Winner of the Costa Children's Book Award 2017
Winner of the London Book Fair Children's Travel Book of the Year
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'I loved The Explorer' - Jacqueline Wilson
'Rundell is now unarguably in the FIRST RANK' - Philip Pullman
'Read everything she writes' - Daily Mail
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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 …
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
Praise for this book
"A magnificent adventure." - Abi Elphinstone
"I love every one of Katherine Rundell's stories, but she gets more assured each time - this was everything I wanted it to be and more. Read it!" - Kiran Millwood Hargrave
"The Explorer is the best Amazon adventure since Journey to the River Sea. A bold, beautiful celebration of hearts with claws." - Lauren St John
"Katherine Rundell just gets better and better. I loved The Explorer. On one level it's a very exciting adventure story of four children fighting for survival in the Amazon - but it's also saying profound things about human nature and love and loss." - Jacqueline Wilson
"I love every one of Katherine Rundell's stories, but she gets more assured each time - this was everything I wanted it to be and more. Read it!" - Kiran Millwood Hargrave
"The Explorer is the best Amazon adventure since Journey to the River Sea. A bold, beautiful celebration of hearts with claws." - Lauren St John
"Katherine Rundell just gets better and better. I loved The Explorer. On one level it's a very exciting adventure story of four children fighting for survival in the Amazon - but it's also saying profound things about human nature and love and loss." - Jacqueline Wilson
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