· In a swashbuckling adventure reminiscent of Jules Verne and Robert Louis Stevenson, Kenneth Oppel, author of the best-selling Silverwing trilogy, creates an imagined world in which the air is populated by transcontinental voyagers, pirates, and beings never before dreamed of by the humans who sail the skies. more/5. If you thought the hot-air balloon scenes in Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy were exciting, hitch a ride on the Aurora airship in Kenneth Oppel's spectacular young-adult fantasy novel Airborn. Oppel, known for his best-selling Silverwing trilogy about the hidden lives of bats, has more in common with the famous British fantasy author than an interest in flight and a predilection for publishing books in www.doorway.ru: www.doorway.ru@www.doorway.ru Airborn is a steampunk YA novel by Canadian author Kenneth Oppel, first published in Matt Cruse is a cabin boy on the Aurora, a luxury passenger airship. In Matt's world, aeroplanes were never invented, and airships, filled with a gas called 'hydrium', are used for transportation instead.
Airborn is a young adult novel by Kenneth www.doorway.ru novel is set in an alternate history where the airplane has not been invented, and instead, airships are the primary form of air transportation. Additionally, the world contains fictional animal species such as flying creatures that live their entire lives in the sky. Airborn (Bccb Blue Ribbon Fiction Books (Awards)) by Kenneth Oppel and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at www.doorway.ru KENNETH OPPEL is the author of numerous books for young readers. His award-winning Silverwing trilogy has sold over a million copies worldwide and was adapted into an animated TV series and a stage play. Airborn won a Michael L. Printz Honor Book Award and the Governor General's Literary Award; its sequel, Skybreaker, was a New York Times.
If you thought the hot-air balloon scenes in Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy were exciting, hitch a ride on the Aurora airship in Kenneth Oppel's spectacular young-adult fantasy novel Airborn. Oppel, known for his best-selling Silverwing trilogy about the hidden lives of bats, has more in common with the famous British fantasy author than an interest in flight and a predilection for publishing books in threes. Title: Airborn. Author: Kenneth Oppel. Publisher: HarperCollins. Year Published: ISBN: Page Count: Age Range: Genre: steampunk. Award (s): Printz honor. Airborn is a science fiction young adult novel by Kenneth Oppel. It is set in an alternate universe where airships and hot air balloons have replaced airplanes as the primary mode of travel. The book has won several awards, including a Governor General's Award for children's literature, a Michael L. Printz Award honor, and a Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Blue Ribbon award.
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