Why a Booktrail?
A would be explorer gets lost in the jungle but realises someone has been there before him
The Explorer
What you need to know before your trail
From his seat in the tiny aeroplane, Fred watches as the mysteries of the Amazon jungle pass by below him. He has always dreamed of becoming an explorer, of making history and of reading his name amongst the lists of great discoveries. If only he could land and look about him.
As the plane crashes into the canopy, Fred is suddenly left without a choice. He and the three other children may be alive, but the jungle is a vast, untamed place. With no hope of rescue, the chance of getting home feels impossibly small.
Except, it seems, someone has been there before them
Travel Guide
Amazon Rainforest
The airplace vibrated as it flew faster, following the swerve of the Amazon river below them, Fred could see the reflection of the six-seater plane, a spot of black on the vast sweep of blue as it spread toward Manaus, the city on the water”
“We’re lost in the Amazon jungle and statistically speaking it’s very likely that we’re going to die”
They see a snake:
“It was speckled brown and black, patchworked to match the jungle floor, and its head was as big as a fist. For one second nobody breathed. The jungle waited.”
The author mentions in the author note that she travelled to the amazon and risked the piranhas for the research into this book. Impressive!
Booktrail Boarding Pass: The Explorer
Destination: Amazon Rainforest Author/Guide: Katherine Rundell Departure Time: 2000s
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