The story of four children stranded in the Amazon rainforest after a plane crash. The story follows Fred, Con, Lila, and her younger brother, Max, as they struggle to survive in the wild, facing challenges like finding food, navigating the dense jungle, and avoiding dangerous animals. As they search for a way back to civilization, the children discover the remnants of an ancient city deep in the jungle and encounter a mysterious figure known as "The Explorer," who has been living in isolation. The Explorer is a reclusive man with a hidden past, and he reluctantly helps the children learn survival skills and teaches them about the jungle's wonders and dangers. Throughout the novel, the children grow braver and more resourceful, forming strong bonds with each other. They also begin to realize that the jungle has its own beauty and significance, making them question their desire to return to the modern world. The book is a celebration of adventure, courage, and the power of nature. It combines fast-paced action with themes of friendship, exploration, and self-discovery.

 

 

This book has been graded for interest at 9-12 years.

There are 416 pages in this book. This book was published in 2017 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC .

Katherine Rundell was born in 1987 and grew up in Africa and Europe. In 2008 she was elected a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford. Her first book, The Girl Savage, was born of her love of Zimbabwe and her own childhood there; her second, Rooftoppers, was inspired by summers working in Paris and by night-time trespassing on the rooftops of Oxford colleges. She is currently working on her doctorate alongisde an adult novel. Katherine Rundell spent her childhood in Africa and Europe. After completing a degree in English and a doctorate on John Donne, she is now a full-time writer and a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, where she studies Renaissance literature and climbs old buildings at night. Katherine is the bestselling author of The Wolf Wilder and Rooftoppers, which won the Waterstones Children's Book Prize and the Blue Peter Book Award and was shortlisted for many others. In 2017 she was selected as one of Hay Festival's Hay30 influential young thinkers to watch. Hannah Horn is a UK-based artist who specialises in illustration, paint and printmaking. Born in Aberdeen, Hannah studied fashion illustration at the London College of Fashion. In her career thus far she has produced work for a diverse range of projects including fashion, print, skateboarding brands and album artwork. The Explorer is her first children's fiction illustration project.