"Northern Lights" by David Whitfield follows the story of a young girl named Ana who embarks on a transformative journey in the Arctic. As she navigates the stunning yet harsh landscape, she discovers not only the breathtaking beauty of the Northern Lights but also the resilience of the human spirit. Ana encounters a diverse cast of characters, each with their own struggles and dreams, learning valuable life lessons along the way. The story weaves themes of hope, adventure, and self-discovery, ultimately leading Ana to embrace her identity and find her place in the world amid the enchanting wonders of the North. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].
This book features in the following series: Science Matters, Sky Science, Take the Sky .
This book has been graded for interest at 8-10 years.
There are 24 pages in this book. This book was published in 2022 by Lightbox .
This book contains the following story:
Northern Lights
Northern Lights is book 1 of Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials Trilogy . The opening instalment, sees Lyra and her shape-changing daemon embark on a dangerous quest. In Oxford, Lyra learns that children are being kidnapped by the mysterious Gobblers. When her friend Roger vanishes she determines to find him, and is given a powerful alethiometer which can reveal the truth in all things. After discovering that the adults around her are not what they seem, Lyra and Pantalaimon join forces with a band of Gyptians. Travelling north they encounter witch-queens and armoured bears, before being captured and taken to Bolvangar where children are being used in terrible and secret experiments.
This book is in the following series:
Science Matters
His Dark Materials
His Dark Materials is a trilogy by Philip Pullman's which tells of a parallel world where people's souls have physical form in the shape of a daemon. This spellbinding adventure featuring armoured polar bears, magical devices, witches and daemons, is also a re-imagining of Milton's Paradise Lost. The books are as follows:
Book 1 - Northern Lights. The opening instalment, sees Lyra and her shape-changing daemon embark on a dangerous quest. In Oxford, Lyra learns that children are being kidnapped by the mysterious Gobblers. When her friend Roger vanishes she determines to find him, and is given a powerful alethiometer which can reveal the truth in all things. After discovering that the adults around her are not what they seem, Lyra and Pantalaimon join forces with a band of Gyptians. Travelling north they encounter witch-queens and armoured bears, before being captured and taken to Bolvangar where children are being used in terrible and secret experiments...
Book 2 - The Subtle Knife. Lyra finds herself in a shimmering, haunted otherworld Cittgazze, where soul-eating Spectres stalk the streets and wingbeats of distant angels sound against the sky. But she is not without allies: twelve-year-old Will Parry, fleeing for his life after taking another's, has also stumbled into this strange new realm. On a perilous journey from world to world, Lyra and Will uncover a deadly secret: an object of extraordinary and devastating power. And with every step, they move closer to an even greater threat and the shattering truth of their own destiny.
Book 3 - The Amber Spyglass. We're going to the land of the dead and we're going to come back. Will and Lyra, whose fates are bound together by powers beyond their own worlds, have been violently separated. But they must find each other, for ahead of them lies the greatest war that has ever been and a journey to a dark place from which no one has ever returned.
Take the Sky
Sky Science
This book features the following characters:
Mrs Coulter
Mrs Coulter is Lyra’s mother although she did not raise her. She has risen to power in a patriarchal society against the odds. Intelligent and manipulative, she always needs to be in control, but her motivations are rarely as they seem.
Lord Asriel Belacqua
Lord Asriel Belacqua is a brilliant scholar and a fearless explorer. Asriel is one of few who dares to undermine the powerful forces of Lyra’s world. His ambition is limitless, and he will stop at nothing to achieve his ends.
Roger Parslow
Roger Parslow is the 12-year-old kitchen boy of Jordan College and Lyra’s best friend. Where Lyra is a natural liar, Roger is naturally honest and kind. Roger often acts as Lyra’s moral compass.
Ma Costa
Ma Costa is a fiercely maternal, high-ranking Gyptian. The disappearance of her youngest son Billy is the latest of an increasing number of missing children, and acts as a call to action for the Gyptian people to find and rescue them.
The Master
The Master of Jordan College is Lyra’s guardian as she grows up in Oxford until the politics of the outside world begin to threaten her idyllic childhood.
Lee Scoresby
Lee Scoresby is an aeronaut-for-hire who can keep his head in a crisis... although he is often getting himself embroiled in trouble.
Lyra Belacqua
Lyra Belacqua is the daughter of Lord Asriel and Mrs Coulter. She was raised as an orphan in the sanctuary of Oxford’s Jordan College. Tough, likeable heroine Lyra, brave, independent and intensely loyal to her friends, is at the centre of Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy in which she is drawn into a war between several parallel universes. The significance of her own role gradually becomes apparent and questions of destiny and free will come into play.
