Journey to the River Sea - 10th Anniversary Edition

Journey to the River Sea - 10th Anniversary Edition

by EvaIbbotson (Author)

Synopsis

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.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 304
Edition: 10th anniversary ed
Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books
Published: 03 Jun 2011

ISBN 10: 0330538810
ISBN 13: 9780330538817
Children’s book age: 9-11 Years

Media Reviews
Adventure lovers will devour this one and wish that it would continue. (School Library Journal, starred review )

Author Bio
Eva Ibbotson was born in Vienna, but when the Nazis came to power her family fled to England and she was sent to boarding school. She became a writer while bringing up her four children, and her bestselling novels have been published around the world. Her books have also won and been shortlisted for many prizes. Eva died peacefully in October 2010 at the age of eighty-five.