Some of his bestknown titles are inkling,the nest, airborn, a 2005 printz honor book, and silverwing. Kenneth oppel is one of the most highly regarded authors of middlegrade fiction writing today. Citation formats are based on standards as of july 2010. If you are interested in making a booking, please email him at. However, despite the fact that opel was born in port alberni, he spent a bigger part of his. Kenneth oppel is the governor generals awardwinning author of airborn and the silverwing series, which has sold over a million copies worldwide. The audiobook of airborn is done using a full cast with ambiance sounds. Enclosed is a publishers bookmark for this title announcing the books.
Kenneth oppel is the author of numerous books for young readers. 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. I like listening to audiobooks in general but the difference between single reader and full cast is like the difference between black and white tv and color. Airborn is a 2004 young adult novel by kenneth oppel.
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. Air pirates and a bird we need to save that balloon. In a swashbuckling adventure reminiscent of jules verne and robert louis stevenson, kenneth oppel. The majority of the book occurs around an airship, a creature thats meant to live its life in the sky, and a boy who wishes he had the capability of flight as well. 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. His books include the silverwing series, which has sold over a million copies around the world.
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 novel is set in an alternate history where the airplane has not been invented, and instead, airships are the primary form of air transportation. Start a free 30day trial today and get your first audiobook free. Theyre a wellmatched pair, full of spirit and imagination, and they certainly get things done. The book was published in multiple languages including. Oppel, kenneth kenneth oppel wrote his first novel at age fourteen and hasnt looked back. 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. Free download or read online silverwing pdf epub book. Celebrate the 10th anniversary of the awardwinning aerial adventure that started it all winner of the governor generals award, a michael l. 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. His awardwinning silverwing trilogy has sold over a million copies worldwide, and been adapted as an animated tv. Matt comes from nothing, but believes that with a ton of hard work he can someday become the captain of a. Publishers of full cast audio books for family listening. Airborn is the story of two ambitious kids just trying their darndest to achieve their dreams.
Kenneth oppel was unknown to me, although he has been writing for some time, partly because his previous books. Kenneth oppel s stories are always very entertaining for the young and old. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked. Airborn by kenneth oppel is a story of possibilities. Kenneth oppel was born in the year 1967, in the mill town of port alberni located on vancouver island, bc. Kenneth oppel has 51 books on goodreads with 256624 ratings. Matt cruse is a cabin boy on the aurora, a huge airship that sails hundreds of feet above the ocean, ferrying wealthy passengers from. 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. This work of fiction portrays what the world might have been like had the aircraft as we know it not been invented. Oppel, kenneth, kelly, david, the full cast family. Pdf silverwing book by kenneth oppel free download 128.
Please understand that this was only a school project and had no intent to be professionnal. My books include the silverwing trilogy, which has sold over a million copies around the world. Printz honor book, and recipient of many other national and international honours, airborn. The first edition of the novel was published in january 1st 1997, and was written by kenneth oppel. Pdf airborn book by kenneth oppel free download 544 pages. The main characters of this fantasy, animals story are. Hullo, im the endurance matt saw a hot air balloon named endurance. Over the wind in my ears, i heard the fierce drone of the four engine cars at full. This is a school project i did while i was years old for the book airborn written by kenneth oppel. Sailing toward dawn, and i was perched atop the crow s nest, being the ship s eyes. Net login register for bookmarks and favorites menu login. Free download or read online airborn pdf epub book.
The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 128 pages and is available in mass market paperback format. His awardwinning silverwing trilogy has sold over a million copies worldwide and was adapted into an animated tv series and a stage play. Imagine a world where great airships ply the skies, strange creatures wait to be discovered. If you want to know what they get up to exactly youll have to read the book. I found out about airborn while surfing around looking for contemporaries of harry potter to see if any books had sold anywhere near the same number. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 544 pages and is available in paperback format. As you might have figured out by now, airborn is a book about flying. Kenneth oppel lives in toronto with his wife and their three children. There is something comforting about the familiar feel of this novel, yet its wholly. Kenneth oppel matt, a young cabin boy aboard an airship, and kate, a wealthy young girl traveling with her chaperone, team up to search for the existence of mysterious. Skybreaker airborn by oppel, kenneth and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Airborn, skybreaker, starclimber matt cruse 9781522610120.
Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. It was weird going back and reading the first book in this trilogy after reading the third novel, but it was well worth it. Airborn, kenneth oppel, david kelly, kidsgeneral, kids, full cast audio, 10. In this story, set in an alternative world where airplanes were never developed and airships still rule the skies, kenneth oppel has created an amazing world, full. Kenneth oppel kenneth oppel is the author of numerous books for young readers. Kenneth oppel was unknown to me, although he has been writing for some time, partly because his previous books seem to have been aimed at a younger audience. The ground crew of two hundred cast off the lines at the control cars command and the water ballast is dumped sending them quickly up and over the spires of lionsgate.
Matt cruse is back in the phenomenal third volume in kenneth oppel s bestselling, awardwinning series and this time hes heading for outer space. 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. Kenneth oppel airborn for philippa, sophia, and nate contents 1 ships eyes 2 up ship. Airborn by kenneth oppel, first edition, signed abebooks.
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