This second book in the airborn series takes place on a highaltitude airship. The novel is set in an alternate history where the airplane has not been invented, and instead, airships. Airborn by kenneth oppel, first edition, signed abebooks. 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.
Apr 15, 2004 buy airborn unabridged edition by oppel, kenneth isbn. He is also the author of darkwing, the critically acclaimed prequel to the bestselling silverwing series. At around twelve i decided i wanted to be a writer. 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. Airborn 2005 read online free book by kenneth oppel in epub. More adult fiction a librarians guide to book giving, part 1. Kenneth oppel is a canadian author who has written more than a dozen titles for children of all ages. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read airborn.
Kate is an inquisitive, smart, feisty young womanbut shed hate that you would feel it. One of matts defining characteristics is his love for the aurora. His website contains biographical information as well as frequently asked questions. Airborn kenneth oppel page 2 read online free books. 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.
Kenneth oppel, best known for writing about bats, seems to be channelling the spirit of jules verne in airborn, a wildly imaginative new fantasy book. Pdf airborn book by kenneth oppel free download 544 pages. Buy this book in crisp, precise prose that gracefully conveys a wealth of detail, oppel the silverwing saga. Between mysterious flying beasts and pirate attacks, oppel gives readers a glimpse of life aboard an airship. Airborn 2005 read online free book by kenneth oppel in. Kenneth oppel has 52 books on goodreads with 2573 ratings. Airborn characters kenneth oppel this study guide consists of approximately 53 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of airborn. Kenneth oppel is one of the most highly regarded authors of middlegrade fiction writing today. We were two nights out of sydney, and thered been no weather to speak of so far.
Kenneth oppel is the governor generals awardwinning author of airborn and the silverwing series, which has sold over a million copies worldwide. At the first of the book, the captain asks matt to swing across and save mr. Free download or read online airborn pdf epub book. Kenneth oppel i was born in port alberni, a mill town on vancouver island, british columbia but spent the bulk of my childhood in victoria, b. 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.
Two years in service, the luxury airship comes across a marooned balloon in their path and young matt helps to. Airborn, winner of a governor generals award and the michael l. I love the silverwing trilogy and the matt cruse series. Matt cruse matt is the main character in kenneth oppels airborn.
Please understand that this was only a school project and had no. Please understand that this was only a school project and had no intent to be professionnal. Will you afterwards proceed to option movies for the two sequels as well. Cruse is awfully young to work aboard a luxury airship.
Adventure, airborn, airships, kenneth oppel, loyalty, pirates, travel. Airborn by kenneth oppel list of skills vocabulary development 1. And it really does suck that theres not going to be an airborn movie though better no movie than ruining the book. Winner of the 2005 ruth and sylvia schwartz childrens book award. Kenneth oppel i really do hope there is another airborn book in the series its one of the best books ive ever had the pleasure of reading. His books include the silverwing series, which has sold over a million copies around the world. 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. I was keeping watch on a dark stack of nimbus clouds off to the northwest. Printz honor book award and the governor generals literary award. Something tells us this wont be a story about how he learns to overcome a fear of heights. Airborn is about a cabin boy on an passenger air ship. The boundless and skybreaker share similar tone and themes in one a gigantic airship, in the other an incredibly long train with large cars.
Right now, however, im working on some other books that are completely different. Additionally, the world contains fictional animal species such as flying creatures, which live their entire lives in the sky. This is a school project i did while i was years old for the book airborn written by kenneth oppel. Although the book was good because it was so long i would not. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 544 pages and is available in paperback format. Even if he is only a cabin boy, he aspires to greater responsibility.
The first edition of the novel was published in 2004, and was written by kenneth oppel. Add in class issues and an adventurous young lady with scientific aspirations and it more than fills 500 pages. The one minute manager by kenneth blanchard and spencer johnson a book report essay pages. Airborn by kenneth oppel is a story of possibilities. Sep 22, 2009 airborn ebook written by kenneth oppel. It was weird going back and reading the first book in this trilogy after reading the third novel, but it was well worth it. Is there going to be a 4th book to the airborn series by kenneth oppel. Entrancing, exciting adventure with airships, pirates, and mysterious flying mammals takes place on an earth with the same geography as ours but different technology. Kate is very mysterious at first but takes a liking to matt. The only reason that matt has a job on the aurora is because matts dad died working as a sailmaker on the airship. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Her grandfather was saved by matt in the first part of the book. 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. It kind of reads like an indiana jones or pirates of the carribean movie with a few.
Printz honor book and winner of canadas governor generals literary award, and skybreaker, a new york times bestseller. Instead, airships of the day use a fuel called hydrium and resemble hot air balloons more closely than they do airplanes of today. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading airborn. I like how the book shows that how the boy does not lose hope and feels all is lost when he does not get the promotion which he had worked on for so. 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 winged creatures reportedly living hundreds. This 2005 printz honor title reads just like watching a movie. Airborne disease, any disease that is caused by pathogens that can be transmitted through the air. Is there going to be a 4th book to the airborn series by. Is there going to be a fourth book of the airborn series. His awardwinning silverwing trilogy has sold over a million copies worldwide and was adapted into an animated tv series and a stage play. Kenneth oppel is the author of numerous books for young readers. Airborn by kenneth oppel awardwinning youth literature.
Enclosed is a publishers bookmark for this title announcing the books release in march of 2004. Asked in fantasy books in what order is the silverwing series by kenneth oppel. Sunwing, and firewing are all about shade and his various friendsrelatives. If you like a lot of action in your reading, youll love airborn, by kenneth oppel. If you are interested in making a booking, please email him at. Kenneth oppel lives with his wife and children in toronto, canada. Feb 14, 2014 this is a school project i did while i was years old for the book airborn written by kenneth oppel. At my feet, the man moaned again and his arm twitched and. This book is very suspenseful and the action is nonstop. Kenneth oppel lives in toronto with his wife and their three children.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. In case you havent heard, awardwinning author kenneth oppel will be here. It takes place in an alternate history of our world so it may be classified as fantasy, but it is not really a fantasy story its an adventure story. What is the theme of airborn by kenneth oppel answers. Kenneth oppel i would like 2 thank u ur books inspired me 2 read they amaze. This work of fiction portrays what the world might have been like had the aircraft as we know it not been invented. Harpercollins 1 28 0 summary sailing toward dawn, and i was perched atop the crows nest, being the ships eyes. Please ensure the film is as true to the book as possible. Starclimber ends at a pretty satisfying moment for me, but i do love the characters matt and kate, and the world they inhabit, so if i had a great idea for a fourth book, id probably write it. Some of his bestknown titles are inkling,the nest, airborn, a 2005 printz honor book, and silverwing. And all at once the other crewmen were vigorously offering themselves for the job. 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. Pick up kenneth oppels books at the library, and then come and meet. Airborn is a 2004 young adult novel by kenneth oppel.
Kenneth oppel, author of the silverwing saga, the airborn trilogy. This study guide consists of approximately 53 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of airborn. Enclosed is a publishers bookmark for this title announcing the book s release in march of 2004. Oppel, kenneth kenneth oppel wrote his first novel at age fourteen and hasnt looked back. 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. Buy airborn unabridged edition by oppel, kenneth isbn.