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. Aurora is a luxury cruise liner in a different world, where juless dreams become a reality. His awardwinning silverwing trilogy has sold over a million copies worldwide. Airborn by kenneth oppel abebooks passion for books. 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. Published on feb 14, 2014 this is a school project i did while i was years old for the book airborn written by kenneth oppel. Airborn kenneth oppel ebook harpercollins publishers. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading airborn. Additionally, the world contains fictional animal species such as flying creatures, which live their entire lives in the sky.
Kenneth oppel is the author of numerous books for young readers. 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. A few months later, oppel received a letter informing him that the agency wanted to publish oppels story and try to sell it. This is the third book in an alternate reality created by worldrenowned kenneth oppel. Our group agreed to read the book entitled, airborn by kenneth oppel. Airborn is a 2004 young adult novel by kenneth oppel. Airborn is the story of two ambitious kids just trying their darndest to achieve their dreams. Printz honor book, and recipient of many other national and international honours, airborn fired the imaginations of readers around the world when. The book will be more enjoyable to people who like action, adventure and can stand little violence. Kate is very mysterious at first but takes a liking to matt. You cannot just reread some pages back to get some of the events.
Kenneth oppel airborn for philippa, sophia, and nate contents 1 ships eyes 2 up ship. Far from any hope of rescue, kate and matt are flung into adventures beyond all imagining. In this book, the airplane has not been developed but flying machines, gliders, blimps and balloons are the mode of air transportation. 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. If you are interested in making a booking, please email him at. Kenneth oppel we had a family friend who knew roald dahl one of my favourite authors and this friend offered to show dahl my story. Even if he is only a cabin boy, he aspires to greater responsibility. The whole book is actionpacked, involving clashes with air pirates and daring escapes from perilous. Oppel, kenneth kenneth oppel wrote his first novel at age fourteen and hasnt looked back.
Mar 10, 2010 in this thrilling sequel to airborn, a michael l. Airborn, by kenneth oppel, begins with young cabin boy matt cruse aboard the aurora luxury airship. 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. 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 of adventure and wonder. 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. Cruse is awfully young to work aboard a luxury airship. The chicago daily news negatives collection getty images. Airborn sailing toward dawn, and i was perched atop the crows nest, being the ships eyes. Sep 12, 2016 oppel, kenneth kenneth oppel wrote his first novel at age fourteen and hasnt looked back.
Matt cruse matt is the main character in kenneth oppel s airborn. 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. Hes the cabin boy on board the luxury airship, the aurora. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 544 pages and is available in paperback format. This work of fiction portrays what the world might have been like had the aircraft as we know it not been invented. This is a school project i did while i was years old for the book airborn written by kenneth oppel. We were two nights out of sydney, and there d been no weather to speak of so.
Matt cruse is back in the phenomenal third volume in kenneth oppels bestselling, awardwinning series and this time hes heading for outer space. Instead, airships of the day use a fuel called hydrium and resemble hot air balloons more closely than they do airplanes of today. His award winning silverwing trilogy has sold over a million copies worldwide and was. Why do you think the author sets the story in this time period. Kenneth oppel lives in toronto with his wife and their three children.
Published by harpercollins, harpercollins canada, hodder childrens books uk. In crisp, precise prose that gracefully conveys a wealth of detail, oppel the silverwing saga imagines an alternate past where zeppelins. Free download or read online airborn 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. Airborn, winner of a governor generals award and the michael l.
If you like a lot of action in your reading, youll love airborn, by kenneth oppel. 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. There is something comforting about the familiar feel of this novel, yet its wholly original elements make it fresh and engaging. Throughout the book oppel, writing through the eyes of matt, maintains a sense of incredulity at the beauty of the world around him. Feb 14, 2014 this is a school project i did while i was years old for the book airborn written by kenneth oppel. It is more of a boy book, than a girl book, but girls can still enjoy it, as what we experienced while reading it. Kenneth oppel is the governor generals awardwinning author of airborn and the silverwing series, which has sold over a million copies worldwide. He loves the ship and he loves his job, and hes got a fair expectation of being made junior sailmaker soon. Some of his bestknown titles are inkling,the nest, airborn, a 2005 printz honor book, and silverwing. Skybreaker by kenneth oppel february 25, 2011 at 9. Each chapter of the novel study focuses on one, two, or three chapters of airborn and is comprised of five of the. Entrancing, exciting adventure with airships, pirates, and mysterious flying mammals takes place on an earth with the same geography as ours but different technology. Airborn by kenneth oppel, first edition abebooks passion for books.
Sailing toward dawn, and i was perched atop the crows nest, being the ships eyes. All in all i think that airborn by kenneth oppel is a great book. His crew erupted into raucous laughter, as though this were all the best of fun. Kate has more money than she knows what to do with, but wants desperately to beat the old boys club back at the zoological society at their own game and. There is something comforting about the familiar feel of this novel, yet its wholly. Airborn is the first book in the matt cruse series by kenneth oppel. Sailing toward dawn, and i was perched atop the crow s nest, being the ship s eyes. Kenneth oppel has 51 books on goodreads with 256380 ratings. Matt cruse is a cabin boy on the aurora, a huge airship that sails hundr.
Pdf airborn book by kenneth oppel free download 544 pages. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of airborn by kenneth oppel. Airborn is a 2004 science fiction young adult novel by kenneth oppel. Oppel won numerous literary awards, including the 2004 governor generals literary award for english language childrens literature, a printz honor award from the american library association both for airborn and the times childrens novel of 2005 for skybreaker, named a 2006 best book for young adults by the american library association. I was keeping watch on a dark stack of nimbus clouds off to the northwest, but we were leaving it far behind, and it looked to be smooth going all the way back to lionsgate city. Featuring an international cast of largerthanlife characters, this is adventure fiction at its finest. 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. Imagine a world where great airships ply the skies, strange creatures wait to be discovered, and adventure lurks around every corner. The novel is set in an alternate history where the airplane has not been invented, and instead, airships. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read airborn.
Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. 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 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. The first edition of the novel was published in 2004, and was written by kenneth oppel. In a swashbuckling adventure reminiscent of jules verne and robert louis stevenson, kenneth oppel, author of the bestselling silverwing trilogy, creates an. His other books include half brother, this dark endeavor, such wicked intent, the boundless, the nest and every hidden thing. The book takes place aboard a transoceanic luxury passenger airship, the aurora, and is told from the perspective of its cabin boy, matt cruse. Airborn matt cruse, book 1 by kenneth oppel book cover, description, publication history. Please understand that this was only a school project and had no intent to be professionnal. 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 matt cruse, book 1 by kenneth oppel fantastic fiction. 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.
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. Fourteenyearold matt cruse is a cabin boy for the aurora, an airship that stays afloat using a gas called hydrium. Matt comes from nothing, but believes that with a ton of hard work he can someday become the captain of a luxurious airship like his precious aurora. Then youre ready for this captivating full cast recording, where youll follow the adventures of cabin boy matt cruse, who. The first two books airborn and skybreaker have won almost every canadian childrens literary award. Skybreaker airborn by oppel, kenneth and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Printz honor book award and the governor general s literary award. Book ken to speak at your schools, libraries and conferences. Air pirates and a bird we need to save that balloon. 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. It is set in an alternate universe where airships and hot air balloons have replaced airplanes as the primary mode of travel.
Kenneth oppel is one of the most highly regarded authors of middlegrade fiction writing today. A 2005 michael l printz honor book ala winner of the 2005. His books include the silverwing series, which has sold over a million copies around the world. These are some questions on airborn by kenneth oppel learn with flashcards, games, and more for free. Born on vancouver island, kenneth oppel has lived in nova scotia and newfoundland, as well as england and ireland.
This 2005 printz honor title reads just like watching a movie. Her grandfather was saved by matt in the first part of the book. Matt cruse is back in the phenomenal third volume in kenneth oppel s bestselling, awardwinning series and this time hes heading for outer space. 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. Something tells us this wont be a story about how he learns to overcome a fear of heights. May 11, 2004 if you like a lot of action in your reading, youll love airborn, by kenneth oppel. 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. His awardwinning silverwing trilogy has sold over a million copies worldwide and was adapted into an animated tv series and a stage play. It is an adventurous book and it has pirates in it part of the book has pirates who took over the ship, aurora.
Kenneth oppel kenneth oppel is the author of numerous books for young readers. Kenneth oppel was born in the year 1967, in the mill town of port alberni located on vancouver island, bc. 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. Airborn by kenneth oppel suggestions and expectations this curriculum unit can be used in a variety of ways. The book airborn is a very good book about how a boy works very hard on an airship to support his family who are in a lot of crises, due to the fact that the father had died on the same airship. Airborn kenneth oppel page 5 read online free books. Imagine a world where great airships ply the skies, strange creatures wait to be discovered, and. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Hullo, im the endurance matt saw a hot air balloon named endurance.