The journey to the river sea blurb it is 1910 and maia tragically orphaned at , has been sent from england to start a new life with distant relatives in manaus, hundreds of miles up the amazon. Little lord fauntleroy is a book by frances hodgson burnett. With stunning artwork from hanako clulow, a lyrical narrative and a magical swimming fish on every page, this is a book to treasure and revisit time and again. Life with the carters turns out to be very different. This lesson tells the story of journey to the river sea ibbotson 2001. She has no other live relatives, and is forced to go to boarding school. Both soon discover an exotic world bursting with new experiences in this highly colourful. Maia discovers tropical new experiences on her trip up the amazon with an interesting governess accompanying her. To view the synopsis blurb from the back of this book click on the picture to enlarge it. There are plenty of references to little lord fauntleroy in journey to the river sea. Journey to the river sea project gutenberg selfpublishing. To the river traces the ouse from its source to the sea.
Research one of the plants or animals named in the. Journey to the river sea chapter 14 by chan thomas on prezi. However, we were all extemely engrossed in this story from beginning to end. See more ideas about amazon rainforest, brazil amazon and river. Journey to the river sea is an adventure novel for children written by eva ibbotson and published by macmillan in 2001. Methods use of a range of reading strategies knowledge in the book. But what she finds is an eviltempered aunt and uncle and their spoiled daughters. May 08, 2014 an amazon adventure set in the wilderness of brazil, journey to the river sea is filled with mystery and memorable characters. It is 1910 and maia, tragically orphaned at, has been sent from england to start a new life with distant relatives in manaus, hundreds of miles up the amazon. Visit now to browse our huge range of products at great prices.
The journey of a river lesson pack how can i use the journey of a river lesson pack in class. Maia feels at home in the boarding school where she lives in london, in 1910. This book also a river passing through a landscape catches the world and gives it back redoubled. Journey to the river sea by eva ibbotson adventure. A heartwarming story that is one of the red house teams favourite books of all time, eva ibbotsons journey to the river sea is a book that shows how all kids should live their lives full of adventure. It is set mainly in manaus, brazil early in the 20th century and conveys the authors vision of the amazon river it was a finalist for all of the major british childrens literary awards, winning the smarties prize, ages 911, and garnering an unusual commendation as runnerup for the. The book is an adventure story, set in the amazon with a boy and a girl. Then, try to place all of maias favorite locations on the map, including her dance class, the museum, finns secluded home, even the docks where clovis hides. These study assessments are designed to quiz your understanding of the book journey to the river sea. Oct 18, 2017 journey to the river sea october 18, 2017 october, 2017 its me cos again and today im gonna tell you a bit about this book called journey to the river sea, written by eva ibbotson. Journey to the river sea shows her at her very best. I dont usually read book that kind of genre but it was a nice change.
Maia is an orphan at the mayfair academy for young ladies, a school that teaches students whose parents were abroad and needed a place for their young lady to stay. This is journey to the river sea 1 by charlotte buchan on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Setting content carters house finns hut museum madame dachamps academy of dance summary setting summary roll play q and a q and a p189191 1 finn takes miss minton and maia to see the arabella, where she recalls that bernard had promised that if. This is a book that i first borrowed from the library and loved so much that i ended up buying a copy, not just for myself, but for my best friend because it was just that good. Journey to the river sea extension activity sent with her governess to live with the dreadful carter family in exotic brazil in 1910, maia endures many hardships before fulfilling her dream of exploring the amazon river. It is about an orphaned girl, called maia, whose only family live half way across the world in a place in brazil called manaus with the amazon rainforest at their doorstep. Journey to the river sea by eva ibbotson in djvu, fb3, rtf download e book.
This is an exciting adventure set on the amazon river. All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. An amazon adventure set in the wilderness of brazil, journey to the river sea is filled with mystery and memorable characters. Journey to river sea book, teaching resources, story, cards. The book is about two children who sail over the river sea on a cruise ship. May 04, 2001 journey to the river sea is just the kind of book i loved reading as a child. Surprises, adventures, tribulations, and new friendships ensue as she realizes her dreams. Sep 25, 2015 journey to the river sea by eva ibbotson in djvu, fb3, rtf download e book. She is accompanied by an eccentric and mysterious governess who has secret reasons of her own for making the journey. Journey to the river sea by eva ibbotson curtis brown.
After he died, she wrote journey to the river sea in honor of him and his love of the natural world. Journey to the river sea is a different however interesting book. Winner of the nestle smarties book prize, 911 years category, 2001 highly commended runner up in the guardian childrens fiction prize, 2001 shortlisted for the carnegie medal, 2001. It is 1910 and maia, tragically orphaned at thirteen, has been sent from england to start a new life with distant relatives in manaus, hundreds of miles up the amazon. Buy a cheap copy of journey to the river sea book by eva ibbotson. Journey to the river sea was really enjoyable to read.
People places events themes connections within the novel and with the readers experience. It is set mainly in brazil early in the twentieth century and conveys the authors vision of the amazon river. Ibbotson, eva journey to the river sea thebookshop. Many resources created for this book journey to the river sea including a 40 slide powerpoint. Maia is a girl who lives in a boarding school unfortunately because her parents died in egypt. It is extremely wellwritten and does provide a great description of the amazonthe flora, fauna, climate, and people. Journey to the river sea won the nestle smarties book prize for reader ages 911. It is the only home she has known since her parents died two years earlier. Journey to the river sea is just the kind of book i loved reading as a child. Maias life suddenly experiences twists and turns just like the amazon river as she travels from her postvictorian private school to meet her relatives in brazil. This journey of a river lesson pack has everything you need to teach an engaging and detailed lesson. The objective of the pack is to teach your class to understand the journey a river makes from the hills to the sea.
Important study topics include the meaning behind the title and a. Right there find out as much information as you can about the amazon. Journey to the river sea eva ibbotson a full terms. Synopsis with a beautiful cover illustration by alex t. This is an exciting adventure set on the amazon river in brazil, known locally as the river sea. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Covers comprehension, passive and active voice, apostrophes, ambiguous writing style, identifying the subject and object in a sentence and a look at new vocabulary. Journey to the river sea extension activity scholastic. We were searching for books about the amazon when we came upon journey to the river sea. If you continue browsing the site, you agree to the use of cookies on this website. I taught this with my year 56 class and it was a great favourite. Oliver is just beginning to emerge from a decadelong funk after suffering at the hands of. The great ghost rescue by eva ibbotson pan macmillan.
Journey to the river sea written by eva ibbotson is a colourful book set in the wilderness of brazil. A beautiful 10th anniversay edition of this muchloved ibbotson classic with added bonus material. Journey to the river sea by eva ibbotson, kevin hawkes. Buy journey to the river sea by eva ibbotson online from the works. It was identified as runnerup for the guardian childrens fiction prize 1 and it made the shortlist for the carnegie medal. Sent in 1910 to live with distant relatives who own a rubber plantation along the amazon river, english orphan maia is excited. Rss feed powered by create your own unique website with customizable templates. Journey to the river sea is a smart, wise, charming and heartwarming book, complete with a lightly unlikely but very smileinducing ending. Buy a discounted paperback of journey to the river sea online from australias leading online bookstore. It is set in the late 19th century ive always enjoyed those books more than the ones set in more recent times and is an adventure story with strong female characters and intelligent kids. A journey to the river sea book recommendations by children. This book will be really interesting for those who love adventure. Smith, creator of the claude series, the great ghost rescue is a wonderfully spooky young fiction title from the awardwinning author of journey to the river sea, eva ibbotson.
Maia is accompanied by her new governess, miss minton, an intelligent woman with a mysterious past. When thirteenyearold maia journeys to her only remaining family in the amazon, instead of finding the friendly people shed imagined. If you like michael morpurgo stories you will love this novel. We will learn about maias journey across brazil, the friends she makes there, and the conflicts that tear her world apart. Journey to the river sea discussion guide scholastic. Predicting what you think something may be about before reading this book, look at the front cover, the illustrations, scan read through the book and read the blurb on the back cover.
Use the questions and activities that follow to get more out of the experience of reading journey to the river sea by eva ibbotson. Maia is orphaned at the young age of thirteen and is sent to manaus to live with distant relatives. Lyrical, beautiful, and packed with literary and social history, surely a must for fans of virginia woolf. Id never heard of eva ibbotson and was a bit skeptical. Jan 17, 2003 journey to the river sea by eva ibbotson, 9780582795921, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. An epic journey to the sea 9781848574816 by patricia hegarty, hanako clulow and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Feb 04, 2018 down the river unto the sea is no exception. In 1910, accompanied by a fierce governess, miss minton, maia gets sent to live with her aunt and uncle in brazil. Journey to the river sea by eva ibbotson published by macmillan childrens books, 2002 isbn 033039715x. Both soon discover an exotic world bursting with new experiences in this highly colourful, joyous and awardwinning. When we read this book each lines could be visualised as. When distant cousins are discovered 4,000 miles away, maia must travel to the exotic amazon river town of manaus to live with them.
Journey to the river sea by eva ibbotson from the blurb. Oct 07, 2016 this feature is not available right now. For this book she chose a fearless and sensitive orphan, maia, as her protagonist. She believes she is in for brightly colored macaws, enormous butterflies, and curtains of sweetly. See all 3 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Set in 1910, journey to the river sea is the story of maia, an orphan girl whos sent from the mayfair academy for young ladies in england to manaus, brazil, where the carters, her deceased parents only living relatives, reside. Winner of the nestle smarties book prize, 911 years category, 2001. This is a full terms literacy planning for year 6 based on the book journey to the river sea by eva ibbotson. Follow a little fish on her epic journey downriver as she travels out into the unknown. Journey to the river sea is an adventure novel written by eva ibbotson, published by macmillan in 2001. Journey to the river sea by eva ibbotson readers club. Journey to the river sea by eva ibbotson goodreads.