![]() An unsurpassed feat with words, which makes you go back and read a few lines time and again to experience those fleeting moments. The lucid writing by Katherine Rundell brings alive each and every element of the jungle. While the outline seems quite predictable, it’s the Author’s prose which melds poetic imagery in every other line to take this adventure to a whole new level.Īs you turn the page and delve deeper into the Amazon jungle, the writing makes you feel like you’re one amongst the survivors. Followed by their journey back to civilisation form the plot outline. The enigmatic Explorer who they encounter on their treasure hunt. That said, what’s the fortune that’s waiting for them to explore. Of course, a map with an X that marks the treasure. While they’re trying to come to terms with the wild habitat, they chance upon a map to a lost city. It sounded like a much less violent version of Lord of the Flies by William Golding. And by the time the day breaks, they’re a group united in the battle for survival. In the pursuit to find their way out of this chaos, they gradually find each other. It’s in the middle of the night and at the heart of darkness, an unexpected adventure begins for these 4. The plane’s wrecked beyond repair, pilot dies on the spot and the passengers on-board are left stranded. In the same speed the plane ascends to the skies, the crash ensues. The book begins with a six-seater aeroplane taking off “like a man-made magic wish” to Manuas, Brazil, and we are slowly introduced to the protagonists aboard. ![]() ![]() Major Characters: Fred, Con & Lila (12-13 year olds), Max (Lila’s 5 year old brother), Baca (Lila’s pet /Sloth Bear) and The Explorer (A mystery for the reader to explore)Ĭhosen as one of The 50 Best Books of 2017 by Telegraph, Katherine Rundell’s The Explorer is an adventurous, survival tale of four youngsters who are stranded in the Amazon jungle after a plane crash. Setting Place: Heart of the Amazon jungle ![]()
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