The Explorer
This book club is for children in Years 5 and 6 (ages 9-11)
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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.
Print length: 416 pages
Text copyright © Katherine Rundell
Illustration’s copyright © Hannah Horn
Publisher: Bloomsbury Children’s Books
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The Explorer - Reviews
A wildly exciting adventure. One of our most talented writers for children.
Observer, Children’s Book of the Week
The tone is humorous and wise, the characterisation observant and true, and the story suspenseful . Reading this delicious book is like eating electricity.
Sunday Times, Children’s Book of the Year
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
An adventure story to die for . Rundell is a class act - her beautiful descriptions of the rainforest could turn the head of a Mayan statue. And scrap bedtime: her need-to-know next chapters just won't wait till the sun's up. What a discovery.
The Times
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