This is a school project i did while i was years old for the book airborn written by kenneth oppel. Matt cruse is a cabin boy on the aurora, a huge airship that sails hundr. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 544 pages and is available in paperback format. Printz honor book award and the governor generals literary award. If you are interested in making a booking, please email him at. Airborn airborn is the first installment in the matt cruise book series, and it follows the story of one matt cruise, a cabin boy who works on the aurora spaceship. A few months later, oppel received a letter informing him that the agency wanted to publish oppel s story and try to sell it. The first two books airborn and skybreaker have won almost every canadian childrens literary award. Kenneth oppel is the author of many books, including the bestselling silverwing trilogy, winner of several awards, including the canadian library association book of the year for children. Far from any hope of rescue, kate and matt are flung into adventures beyond all imagining. All in all i think that airborn by kenneth oppel is a great book. His award winning silverwing trilogy has sold over a million copies worldwide and was. Kenneth oppel born august 31, 1967 is a canadian childrens writer.
The book will be more enjoyable to people who like action, adventure and can stand little violence. Hes the cabin boy on board the luxury airship, the aurora. His awardwinning silverwing trilogy has sold over a million copies worldwide. 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. Airborn is a 2004 young adult novel by kenneth oppel. Book ken to speak at your schools, libraries and conferences. His awardwinning silverwing trilogy has sold over a million copies worldwide and been adapted as an animated tv series and stage play. He also lived in newfoundland and labrador, england, and ireland. His descriptions of the shipwhich to us laypeople might seem excessive or even tediousare done in such a way as to evoke the grandeur and wonder that it all somehow works.
However, despite the fact that opel was born in port alberni, he spent a bigger part of his childhood days in victoria, bc, and halifax, nova scotia. Fourteenyearold matt cruse is a cabin boy for the aurora, an airship that stays afloat using a gas called hydrium. 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. The whole book is actionpacked, involving clashes with air pirates and daring escapes from perilous. This work of fiction portrays what the world might have been like had the aircraft as we know it not been invented. Pdf silverwing book by kenneth oppel free download 128. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. A 2005 michael l printz honor book ala winner of the 2005. Kenneth oppel has 51 books on goodreads with 256624 ratings. Printz honor book award and the canadian governor generals literary award for childrens literature. Airborn, winner of a governor generals award and the michael l.
Kenneth oppel airborn for philippa, sophia, and nate contents 1 ships eyes 2 up ship. Kenneth oppel is the author of numerous books for young readers. Matt cruse is a cabin boy on the aurora, a huge airship that sails hundreds of feet above the ocean, ferrying wealthy passengers from city to city. Kenneth oppel lives in toronto with his wife and their three children. Each chapter of the novel study focuses on one, two, or three chapters of airborn and is comprised of five of the following different activities. Free download or read online silverwing pdf epub book. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. In a swashbuckling adventure reminiscent of jules verne and robert louis stevenson, kenneth oppel, author of the bestselling silverwing trilogy, creates an. Airborn and skybreaker, the first two books in the series, have been among our bestselling and mosthonored titles, and we think youll find this one just as thrilling if not more so. Please understand that this was only a school project and had no intent to be professionnal. Free download or read online airborn pdf epub book.
Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Then youre ready for this captivating full cast recording, where youll follow the adventures of cabin boy matt cruse, who. His awardwinning silverwing trilogy has sold over a million copies worldwide and was adapted into an animated tv series and a stage play. This is the third book in an alternate reality created by worldrenowned kenneth oppel. Throughout the book oppel, writing through the eyes of matt, maintains a sense of incredulity at the beauty of the world around him. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or. Kenneth oppel is one of the most highly regarded authors of middlegrade fiction writing today. Something tells us this wont be a story about how he learns to overcome a fear of heights.
Kenneth oppel is the governor generals awardwinning author of airborn and the silverwing series, which has sold over a million copies worldwide. Printz honor book, kenneth oppel evokes the classic storytelling of robert louis stevenson and jules verne, creating a world in which a new discovery can have unimagined consequences on earth and miles above it. The novel is set in an alternate history where the airplane has not been invented, and instead, airships. Additionally, the world contains fictional animal species such as flying creatures, which live their entire lives in the sky. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading airborn. In a swashbuckling adventure reminiscent of jules verne and robert louis stevenson, kenneth oppel, author of the bestselling silverwing. When we are introduced to matt the cabin boy, he is rescuing an old man from his failing hot air balloon in a daring leap 800 feet over the ocean. Some of his bestknown titles are inkling,the nest, airborn, a 2005 printz honor book, and silverwing. Please understand that this was only a school project and had no. 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. In 1985, oppel wrote his first book colins fantastic video adventure, while at st. Airborn kenneth oppel hardcover harpercollins publishers. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 128 pages and is available in mass market paperback format.
Airborn by kenneth oppel is a story of possibilities. Pdf airborn book by kenneth oppel free download 544 pages. 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. Oppel was born in port alberni, and spent his childhood in victoria, british columbia and halifax, nova scotia. The main characters of this fantasy, animals story are. His books include the silverwing series, which has sold over a million copies around the world. Oppel writes with clarity and passion, particularly in his descriptions of the natural world and the world in the sky, and the plot fairly zips along, but there is also a reflective quality to his writing, and he is not afraid to tackle the issue of death.
Airborn by kenneth oppel suggestions and expectations this curriculum unit can be used in a variety of ways. The first edition of the novel was published in 2004, and was written by kenneth oppel. Instead, airships of the day use a fuel called hydrium and resemble hot air balloons more closely than they do airplanes of today. In this book, the airplane has not been developed but flying machines, gliders, blimps and balloons are the mode of air transportation. The first edition of the novel was published in january 1st 1997, and was written by kenneth oppel. Imagine a world where great airships ply the skies, strange creatures wait to be discovered, and adventure lurks around every corner. You cannot just reread some pages back to get some of the events.
Airborn by kenneth oppel and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Kenneth oppel was born in the year 1967, in the mill town of port alberni located on vancouver island, bc. He loves the ship and he loves his job, and hes got a fair expectation of being made junior sailmaker soon. Sailing toward dawn, and i was perched atop the crow s nest, being the ship s eyes. Oppel, kenneth kenneth oppel wrote his first novel at age fourteen and hasnt looked back. So, reading the title of the bookairbornexcited me with its promise of an adventure in the skies, forever having that feeling in my chest that i get on the first steep drop on a roller coasterthe same feeling i got as a child, not having a clue what life held. Airborn is the first book in the matt cruse series by kenneth oppel. Matt cruse is back in the phenomenal third volume in kenneth oppels bestselling, awardwinning series and this time hes heading for outer space. We were two nights out of sydney, and there d been no weather to speak of so. Digital rights management drm the publisher has supplied this book in encrypted form, which means that you need to install free software in order to unlock and read it.
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