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Journey To The River Sea: Illustrated Edition

by Eva Ibbotson & Katie Hickey (illustrator)

Winner of the Smarties Gold Medal and shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread Award (now the Costa).A beautiful jacketed hardcover gift edition celebrating the 20th anniversary of Eva Ibbotson's award-winning and bestselling classic adventure. Illustrated in full colour throughout by the fabulous Katie Hickey.A joyous Amazon adventure set in the lush landscape of Brazil, Journey to the River Sea is filled with mystery and extraordinary characters, perfect for middle grade readers.Maia, an orphan, can't wait to reach her distant relatives a thousand miles up the Amazon. She imagines a loving family with whom she will share great adventures. Instead she finds two spiteful cousins who see the jungle as the enemy and refuse to go outdoors.But the wonders of the rainforest more than make up for the hideous twins and their parents. And when Maia meets a mysterious boy who lives alone on the wild river shores, she begins a spectacular journey to the heart of an extaordinary and beautiful new world."The most perfect children's book... captivatingly told, funny and moving." -Nicolette Jones, Sunday Times"Funny, wise and true." -Philip Pullman
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Pages:

336

Published:

Mar 2022

Format

Hardback

Publisher

Pan Macmillan

Imprint

Macmillan Children's Books

ISBN:

9781529067255

Winner of the Smarties Gold Medal and shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread Award (now the Costa).A beautiful jacketed hardcover gift edition celebrating the 20th anniversary of Eva Ibbotson's award-winning and bestselling classic adventure. Illustrated in full colour throughout by the fabulous Katie Hickey.A joyous Amazon adventure set in the lush landscape of Brazil, Journey to the River Sea is filled with mystery and extraordinary characters, perfect for middle grade readers.Maia, an orphan, can't wait to reach her distant relatives a thousand miles up the Amazon. She imagines a loving family with whom she will share great adventures. Instead she finds two spiteful cousins who see the jungle as the enemy and refuse to go outdoors.But the wonders of the rainforest more than make up for the hideous twins and their parents. And when Maia meets a mysterious boy who lives alone on the wild river shores, she begins a spectacular journey to the heart of an extaordinary and beautiful new world."The most perfect children's book... captivatingly told, funny and moving." -Nicolette Jones, Sunday Times"Funny, wise and true." -Philip Pullman
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