The Explorer

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Authors: Katherine Rundell & Hannah HornGeneral fiction (Children's / Teenage)Published on 2nd January 2018 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (Bloomsbury Childrens Books) in the United Kingdom.Paperback / softback | 416 pages 129mm x 197mm x 35mm | 324g Go on an adventure with Katherine Rundell ...Winner of the Children's Book PrizeWinner of the Costa Children's Book Award 2017Winner of the London Book Fair Children's Travel Book of the Year'I loved The Explorer' - Jacqueline Wilson'Rundell is now unarguably in the FIRST RANK' - Philip Pullman'Read everything she writes' - Daily MailFrom 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 … Show more