Oppels achievement in this book is to have created much more than an action. Nov 15, 2011 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. English is not my mother tongue and as you will see, i tend to switch between the american english and british. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Oct 06, 2015 the nest leaves a lasting mark on the memory. Silverwing by kenneth oppel overdrive rakuten overdrive.
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 author kenneth oppel is the author of numerous books for young readers. Shade, a young silverwing bat and the runt of his colony, wants to see the sun. Hes determined to prove himself on the long, dangerous winter migration to hibernaculum, millions of wingbeats to the south. The first edition of the novel was published in august 12th 1999, and was written by kenneth oppel. Silverwing audiobook free download silverwing audiobook.
Three of his four silverwing novels about anthroporphic bats and two of his matt cruse novels set in an alternate world where airships ply the. A small bats curiosity touches off a war of extermination against all his kind in this actionpacked odyssey from the author of dead water zone 1993. The links will take you to the web sites home page. During the school closures for the next three weeks, i will be doing daily short readings from my books. 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.
Hes determined to prove himself on the long, dangerous winter. These new plants take over crop fields, twine up houses, and burrow below streets. In satisfying his desire to catch just a glimpse of. Shop amongst our popular books, including 97, silverwing, bloom and more from kenneth oppel. Start a free 30day trial today and get your first audiobook. Kenneth oppel was born in the year 1967, in the mill town of port alberni located on vancouver island, bc. Silverwing by kenneth oppel scholastic books for kids. Oppels achievement in this book is to have created much more than an action adventure involving bats. Jan 01, 2003 online shopping from a great selection at books store. The tone and artistic ambition of this series of bestsellers has been compared to the classic animal novel watership down. Him and another named bathsheba gets separated from their pack on there way to hibernaculum, but goth, a vampire bat,is trying to hunt him down. In satisfying his desire to catch just a glimpse of the sun, young shade defies a punishment imposed millions of years before when bats refused to fight in the great war between the birds and the beasts.
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The nest book by kenneth oppel, jon klassen official. Nevertheless, oppel has created a very enjoyable book with bats that have humanlike personalities, which makes it even more interesting to. Darkwing is a prequel, of sorts, taking place in prehistoric times, and could be read as a standalone. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 299 pages and is available in mass market paperback format. The main characters of this fantasy, animals story are. May 29, 2009 listen to silverwing audiobook by kenneth oppel. Shade, a young silverwing bat, is searching the countryside for his father when he discovers a huge glass building. John mcdonoughs soaring narration brings shade and his colony to life. Oct 01, 1997 silverwing by kenneth oppel is a really good book in my opinion. His awardwinning silverwing trilogy has sold over a million copies worldwide and been adapted as an animated tv series and stage play. Some of his bestknown titles are inkling, the nest, airborn, a 2005.
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The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 544 pages and is available in paperback format. Matt cruse is back in the phenomenal third volume in kenneth oppels bestselling, awardwinning series and this time hes heading for outer space. Silverwing audiobook free download silverwing audiobook online. Start a free 30day trial today and get your first audiobook free. The book was published in multiple languages including. Shade, a young silverwing bat, is the runt of his colony.
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