Nim's Island |
|
| Author:
| Orr, Wendy |
| ISBN: | 978-1-299-06541-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2008 |
| Publisher: | Transworld Publishers Limited
|
| Imprint: | Yearling |
| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $20.97 |
Book Description:
|
A girl. An iguana. An island. And e-mail. Meet Nim a modern-day Robinson Crusoe! She can chop down bananas with a machete, climb tall palm trees, and start a fire with a piece of glass. So she s not afraid when her scientist dad sails off to study plankton for three days, leaving her alone on their island. Besides, it s not as if no one s looking after her she s got a sea lion to mother her and an iguana for comic relief. She also has an interesting new e-mail pal. But when her father...
More DescriptionA girl. An iguana. An island. And e-mail. Meet Nim a modern-day Robinson Crusoe! She can chop down bananas with a machete, climb tall palm trees, and start a fire with a piece of glass. So she s not afraid when her scientist dad sails off to study plankton for three days, leaving her alone on their island. Besides, it s not as if no one s looking after her she s got a sea lion to mother her and an iguana for comic relief. She also has an interesting new e-mail pal. But when her father s cell-phone calls stop coming and disaster seems near, Nim has to be stronger and braver than she s ever been before.
And she ll need all her friends to help her.
"From the Trade Paperback edition.""