by EvaIbbotson (Author)
It is 1910 and Maia, tragically orphaned at 13, has been sent from England to start a new life with distant relatives in Manaus, hundreds of miles up the Amazon. She is accompanied by an eccentric and mysterious governess who has secret reasons of her own for making the journey. Both soon discover an exotic world bursting with new experiences in this highly colourful, joyous and award-winning adventure.
Format: Unabridged
Pages: 304
Edition: Unabridged
Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books
Published: 02 May 2008
ISBN 10: 033039715X
ISBN 13: 9780330397155
Children’s book age: 9-11 Years
Book Overview: Promotion: Poster available. (Temporary)
Prizes: Winner of Smarties Book Prize Gold Award 2001. Shortlisted for Blue Peter Book Award (Book I Couldn't Put Down Prize) 2002 and LA Carnegie Medal 2002 and Blue Peter Children's Book Awards: The Book I Couldn't Put Down 2002 and Carnegie Medal 2002 and Whitbread Book Awards: Children's Book Category 2001 and Whitbread Children's Book of the Year 2001.