But what she finds is an eviltempered aunt and uncle and their spoiled daughters. Journey to the river sea by eva ibbotson, kevin hawkes. Journey to the river sea by eva ibbotson 9781509832255. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 383 pages and is available in paperback format. Some of her novels for adults have been successfully reissued for the young adult market in recent years.
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Books by eva ibbotson let sleeping sea monsters lie. Maia is a girl who lives in a boarding school unfortunately because her parents died in egypt. Journey to the river sea by eva ibbotson published by macmillan childrens books, 2002 isbn 033039715x. This is an exciting adventure set on the amazon river in brazil, known locally as the river sea. Journey to the river sea book summary and study guide. This enchanting story has all the trademarks of eva ibbotsons writing. Journey to the river sea by eva ibbotson paperback, 2001, 298 p. Journey to the river sea is my attempt to share this world with you.
Pdf a countess below stairs book by eva ibbotson free. At that moment he heard the creaking of the revolving doors and peering out, realized that two people had come into the museum whom he recognized. Publication date 2003 topics orphans, governesses, orphans, governesses, governesses, orphans publisher new york. It was run by a man who bought in books from all over brazil, specializing in books about natural history.
Journey to the river sea won the nestle childrens book prize gold award, and was shortlisted for the carnegie medal. She graduated from bedford college, london with a degree in physiology in 1945 and the university of durham with a degree in education in 1965. It is set mainly in manaus, brazil early in the 20th. Journey to the river sea extension activity sent with her governess to live with the dreadful carter family in exotic brazil in 1910, maia endures many hardships before fulfilling her dream of exploring the amazon river. Journey to the river sea by eva ibbotson paperback, 2001. A modern classic that sets an orphan and an eccentric governess on a memorable journey up the amazon in the early 1900s. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of journey to the river sea by eva ibbotson. Journey to the river sea is an adventure novel written by eva ibbotson, published by macmillan in 2001. Eva ibbotson, born maria charlotte michelle wiesner, was an austrianborn british novelist, known for her childrens books. Written by eva ibbotson, audiobook narrated by penelope rawlins. Journey to the river sea is just the kind of book i loved reading as a child. Some of her novels for adults have been successfully reissued for the young adult market in recent years for the historical novel journey to the river sea macmillan, 2001, she won the smarties. I read one of eva ibbotson s many other books a while backthe dragonfly pooland loved it.
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