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The Explorer

By: Katherine Rundell
Narrated by: Peter Noble
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Fred awoke to find that a snake was watching him and that there was an aeroplane in the trees. It was on fire. Being on fire was a quality it shared with much of the surrounding jungle.

After crashing hundreds of miles from civilisation in the Amazon rainforest, Fred, Con, Lila and Max are utterly alone and in grave danger. They have no food, no water and no chance of being rescued. But they are alive, and they have hope.

As they negotiate the wild jungle, they begin to find signs that something - someone - has been there before them. Could there possibly be a way out after all?

©2017 Katherine Rundell (P)2017 Audible, Ltd Action & Adventure Animals Animals & Nature Chapter Books & Readers Geography & Cultures Growing Up & Facts of Life Literature & Fiction Survival Stories Fiction Funny
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This is the best audio book in the world 🌎! Definitely hear it. It gives you so much vocabulary and is so interesting!

THE EXPLORER

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My children aged 3 to 16 have loved having this as a lunchtime listen. Loved the book already. Super narration.

Fabulous listen for children

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Couldn't stop listening to it. So many amazing cliffhangers. I would recommend this brilliant story

Amazing

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Like Swallows and Amazons, The Explorer has a charm about it. Takes us back to an age which children today might’ve found stuffy, but in its adventure and wit isn’t a smidge boring.

Two very solid signs I enjoyed the book:
1) After finishing it, I was compelled to research the history; I’d known loosely about Amazon expeditions, but this story stoked my imagination and made me want to learn more.
2) I found myself telling my husband about the story, knowing that the adventure and history would appeal to him as well. (This doesn’t often apply to a children’s book!)

Recommended for children young and old.

I’m an adult and I enjoyed it!

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Wonderful book discussing the beauty of the rainforest and how precious but vulnerable it is. Great story on survival and exploitation, the beauty of love and the innocence of children. I can see why it had to win an award.

A must read for children and parents alike

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