A little ink blot is about to become your new best friend. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Please understand that this was only a school project and had no intent to be professionnal. Pick up kenneth oppels books at the library, and then come and meet. Can a mysterious figure from his dreams help steve save his sick baby brother.
Kenneth oppel is one of the most highly regarded authors of middlegrade fiction writing today. Airborne, skybreaker, and starclimber offer fun and. Oppels kind of a big deal an article about oppel on the cusp of winning the 2004 governor generals literary award for airborn. His awardwinning silverwing trilogy has sold over a million copies worldwide and was adapted into an animated tv series and a stage play. His other books include half brother, this dark endeavor, such wicked intent, the boundless, the nest and every hidden thing. Airborn by kenneth oppel book trailer by aiden t gayle library. Additionally, the world contains fictional animal species such as flying creatures, which live their entire lives in the sky. They feature great characters in exciting adventures in a really clever steampunk setting and as soon as i read them they became instant classics and ive put them on the shelf ive reserved for my very favorite books right alongside hornblower, harry potter, his dark materials, and the lord of the rings. When matt cruse, cabin boy on the luxury airship aurora, fearlessly performs a dramatic rescue to save an old man from his damaged hot air balloon, he doesnt know what events hes setting in. While crossing the pacificus, he fearlessly rescues the unconscious pilot of a crippled hot air balloon. May 11, 2004 kenneth oppel is the governor generals awardwinning author of airborn and the silverwing series, which has sold over a million copies worldwide. A 2005 michael l printz honor book ala winner of the 2005.
The world oppel creates is rich, detailed, thoughtful and evocative, and the story quickly draws the reader in with entertaining, wellrounded characters and a wellpaced plot that never flags or wanders into irrelevance. The novel is set in an alternate history where the airplane has not been invented, and instead, airships are the primary form of air transportation. The author has also written the novels last sentence above his signature on the title page thats my girl, i said, and took her hand. Airborn by kenneth oppel book trailer by aiden t youtube. His awardwinning silverwing trilogy has sold over a million copies worldwide and was. Add in class issues and an adventurous young lady with scientific aspirations and it more than fills 500 pages. In crisp, precise prose that gracefully conveys a wealth of detail, oppel the silverwing saga imagines an alternate past where zeppelins crowd the skies over the atlanticus and the pacificus, and.
His award winning silverwing trilogy has sold over a million copies worldwide and was. Whats your favorite book that you yourself have written. Kenneth oppels airborn series reading guide teachervision. Fifteenyearold matt works as cabin boy on the aurora, a twomillionpound airship kept aloft by gas cells filled with hydrium, the lightest gas in the world. Reviewed in the united kingdom on 24 february 2014. In a swashbuckling adventure reminiscent of jules verne and robert louis stevenson, kenneth oppel, author of the bestselling 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. It is only after matt meets the balloonists granddaughter that he realizes that the mans ravings may, in fact, have been true, and that the creatures are completely real and utterly mysterious. This study guide consists of approximately 53 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of airborn. Like many concepts in the book world, series is a somewhat fluid and contested notion. Harpercollins 1 28 0 summary sailing toward dawn, and i was perched atop the crows nest, being the ships eyes.
One of the best books i have read in a long time, and certainly more entertaining than a lot of books aimed at adults. We were two nights out of sydney, and thered been no weather to speak of. Airborn 2005 read online free book by kenneth oppel in epub. While his bat books were quite good, airborn has the rare quality of slipping readers into his imagined universe. In airborn, enter a past in which airplanes have never been invented, giant airships rule the skies and the glittering s. Bitter rivalries, forbidden romance and the hunt for a king dinosaur skeleton. Apr 15, 2004 buy airborn unabridged edition by oppel, kenneth isbn. The airborn trilogy by kenneth oppel redeemed reader.
Kenneth oppel is the author of numerous books for young readers. Kenneth oppel airborn series by kenneth oppel overdrive. If you like a lot of action in your reading, youll love airborn, by kenneth oppel. A story so strong it swept me off my feet and left me. Threebook bundle airborn, skybreaker, and starclimber by kenneth oppel available from rakuten kobo. Oppel really hits his stride in this book, mixing science with science fiction and wrapping it in a fantasy tortilla. Airborn is a 2004 young adult novel by kenneth oppel. Printz honor book award and the governor generals literary award. Feb 14, 2014 this is a school project i did while i was years old for the book airborn written by kenneth oppel. Far from any hope of rescue, kate and matt are flung into adventures beyond all imagining. Series was designed to cover groups of books generally understood as such see wikipedia. Its one of those stories that can be easily imagined as a reality, even if we do have planes and not airships. A good rule of thumb is that series have a conventional name and are intentional creations, on the part of the author or publisher. Some of his bestknown titles are inkling,the nest, airborn, a 2005 printz honor book, and silverwing.
Enclosed is a publishers bookmark for this title announcing the book s release in march of 2004. Printz honor book and winner of canadas governor generals literary award, and skybreaker, a new york times bestseller. Find the complete matt cruse book series by kenneth oppel. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Sailing toward dawn, and i was perched atop the crows nest, being the ships eyes. Matt cruse is the crows nest watchman on the aurora, and holds the official title of cabin boy, but has been promised a.
Great deals on one book or all books in the series. This is a school project i did while i was years old for the book airborn written by kenneth oppel. This work of fiction portrays what the world might have been like had the aircraft as we know it not been invented. Throughout the book oppel, writing through the eyes of matt, maintains a sense of incredulity at the beauty of the world around him. The boundless by kenneth oppel the boundless, the greatest train ever built, is on its maiden. Kenneth oppel lives with his wife and children in toronto, canada. Airborn, book by kenneth oppel mass market paperback. Matt cruse is cabin boy aboard the aurora, an airship which truly is lighter than air. Harpercollins childrens books is home to many timeless treasurescharlottes web, the chronicles of narnia, goodnight moon, where the sidewalk ends and where the wild things are. Airborn by kenneth oppel scholastic books for kids. I enjoyed writing silverwing and researching bats and inventing the characters and the world of the. These are some questions on airborn by kenneth oppel learn with flashcards, games, and more for free. Please understand that this was only a school project and had no. The boundless and skybreaker share similar tone and themes in one a gigantic airship, in the other an incredibly long train with large cars.
Matt himself was born on an airship and it is there that he feels most at home. Entrancing, exciting adventure with airships, pirates, and mysterious flying mammals takes place on an earth with the same geography as ours but different technology. Oppels a pretty cool dude this is oppels own site, if you want to learn more about him or his other books. Airborn by kenneth oppel is a story of possibilities. Kenneth oppels airborn series are probably the best young adult books ive read. One of matts defining characteristics is his love for the aurora.
The airborne series was so amazing that i kept reading the books nonstop. The links will take you to the web sites home page. Kate is an inquisitive, smart, feisty young womanbut shed hate that you would feel it. Buy airborn unabridged edition by oppel, kenneth isbn. We were two nights out of sydney, and thered been no weather to speak of so far. Instead, airships of the day use a fuel called hydrium and resemble hot air balloons more closely than they do airplanes of today. Kenneth oppel author kenneth oppel is the author of numerous books for young readers. He is also the author of darkwing, the critically acclaimed prequel to the bestselling silverwing series. Kenneth oppel lives in toronto with his wife and their three children. Get a free ebook by joining our mailing list today. Enter a past in which airplanes have never been invented, giant airships rule the skies and the glittering skyscrapers of lionsgate city, canadas greatest metropolis, rise near the pacificus ocean. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Sometimes my mother gets books for free and then im in luck. Since the discovery of hydrium, a gas that renders even the heaviest vehicle as light as a feather, airships travel all over the world in the same way as planes do today. The boundless ebook by kenneth oppel, jim tierney official. Airborn by kenneth oppel, first edition, signed abebooks. Airborn by kenneth oppel synopsis matt cruse is the cabin boy of the aurora, the 900foot luxury airship he has called home for the past two years.
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