Some of his bestknown titles are inkling,the nest, airborn, a 2005 printz honor book, and silverwing. However, despite the fact that opel was born in port alberni, he spent a bigger part of his childhood days in victoria, bc, and halifax, nova scotia. A good rule of thumb is that series have a conventional name and are intentional creations, on the part of the author or publisher. Kenneth oppel airborn for philippa, sophia, and nate contents 1 ships eyes 2 up ship. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 128 pages and is available in mass market paperback format. Printz honor book and winner of canadas governor generals award for childrens literature, and the bestselling silverwing trilogy. His awardwinning silverwing trilogy has sold over a million copies worldwide and been adapted as an animated tv series and stage play. Pdf silverwing book by kenneth oppel free download 128 pages. Kenneth oppelis the author of more than twenty books, including airborn, a michael l. Kenneth oppels airborn is a high adventure in every sense.
Instead, airships of the day use a fuel called hydrium and resemble hot air balloons more closely than they do airplanes of today. Please understand that this was only a school project and had no. Free download or read online airborn pdf epub book. Kenneth oppel books list of books by author kenneth oppel. He wrote four books for the silverwing novel series. The nseries offers the ultimate connector solution for the smallest and most demanding spaces. The main characters of this fantasy, animals story are. I never heard back from roald dahl directly, but he read my story, and liked it enough to pass on to his own literary agent. You can help the success of this wiki by editing and just contributing to this wiki. His awardwinning silverwing trilogy has sold over a million copies worldwide.
Why do you think the author sets the story in this time period. Contentsshow welcome to airborn wiki airborn is a wiki about the steampunk and alternate history series airborn written by kenneth oppel. Kenneth oppel is the author of the silverwing series, about the adventures of a young bat, and the airborn series, following the exploits of a young airship student in an alternative reality in which airplanes were never invented. Kenneth oppel airborn series by kenneth oppel overdrive. Oppel, kenneth, kelly, david, the full cast family.
Airborn, winner of a governor generals award and the michael l. His books include the silverwing series, which has sold over a million copies around the world. Adventure ala notable animals audie finalist backstage stories bruce coville catalog circle of magic circle reforged classics contemporary life david lubar doug cooney duets dyamonde daniel fantasy geraldine mccaughrean high school life historical fiction humor james howe jean van leeuwen kathe koja kenneth oppel magic shop matt cruse series. A few months later, oppel received a letter informing him that the agency wanted to publish oppels story and try to sell it. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 544 pages and is available in paperback format. Pdf silverwing book by kenneth oppel free download 128. Pdf airborn book by kenneth oppel free download 544 pages. Airborn won the governor generals literary award and also won the michael l. The auroras crew mount a rescue operation to save the man, whose name. May 11, 2004 kenneth oppel is the governor generals awardwinning author of airborn and the silverwing series, which has sold over a million copies worldwide. Kenneth oppel is the governor generals awardwinning author of airborn and the silverwing series, which has sold over a million copies worldwide. Kenneth oppel, best known for writing about bats, seems to be channelling the spirit of jules verne in airborn, a steampunkairpunk novel that spends all its time aloft. Airborn, skybreaker, starclimber matt cruse 9781522610120.
Matt cruse is back in the phenomenal third volume in kenneth oppels bestselling, awardwinning series and this time hes heading for outer space. Each chapter of the novel study focuses on one, two, or three chapters of airborn and is comprised of five of the following different activities. Like many concepts in the book world, series is a somewhat fluid and contested notion. This product offers an extensive mix of termination styles and custom design capability. In a swashbuckling adventure reminiscent of jules verne and robert louis stevenson, kenneth oppel, author of the bestselling silverwing trilogy, creates an imagined world in which the air is populated by transcontinental voyagers, pirates, and beings never before dreamed of by. Kenneth oppel is one of the most highly regarded authors of middlegrade fiction writing today. The novel is set in an alternate history where the airplane has not been invented, and instead, airships are the primary form of air transportation. While on lookout duty, he spots a damaged balloon carrying an unconscious old man. Each chapter of the novel study focuses on one, two, or three chapters of airborn and is comprised of five of the. Together we can turn this wiki into a paradise for fans of airborn. Net login register for bookmarks and favorites menu login. Series was designed to cover groups of books generally understood as such see wikipedia.
His books for children include the barnes and the brains series. Airborn is a 2004 young adult novel by kenneth oppel. Kenneth oppel was born in the year 1967, in the mill town of port alberni located on vancouver island, bc. Airborn airborn is the first installment in the matt cruise book series, and it follows the story of one matt cruise, a cabin boy who works on the aurora spaceship. Kenneth oppels airborn series are probably the best young adult books ive read. Kenneth oppel is currently considered a single author. The first edition of the novel was published in january 1st 1997, and was written by kenneth oppel.
Airborn is the first book in the matt cruse series by kenneth oppel. Airborn by kenneth oppel suggestions and expectations this curriculum unit can be used in a variety of ways. Airborn series the airborn series is a fantasysteampunkalternate history fiction trilogy where. Fourteenyearold matt cruse is a cabin boy for the aurora, an airship that stays afloat using a gas called hydrium. Silverwing book by kenneth oppel official publisher. This work of fiction portrays what the world might have been like had the aircraft as we know it not been invented. Oppel moved to england and wrote a number of books during that period, gleaning several ideas while working at typing students papers. Between mysterious flying beasts and pirate attacks, oppel gives readers a glimpse of life aboard an airship. Airborn series airborn wiki fandom powered by wikia. The n series offers the ultimate connector solution for the smallest and most demanding spaces. 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. This is a school project i did while i was years old for the book airborn written by kenneth oppel. Kenneth oppel kenneth oppel is the author of numerous books for young readers. Matt cruse is back in the phenomenal third volume in kenneth oppel s bestselling, awardwinning series and this time hes heading for outer space.
Sailing toward dawn, and i was perched atop the crow s nest, being the ship s eyes. Oppel, kenneth kenneth oppel wrote his first novel at age fourteen and hasnt looked back. Kenneth oppel is the author of numerous books for young readers. Airborn and skybreaker, the first two books in the series, have been among our bestselling and mosthonored titles, and we think youll find this one just as thrilling if not more so. His awardwinning silverwing trilogy has sold over a million copies worldwide and was adapted into an animated tv series and stage play. He also wrote another series, the matt cruse saga, including airborn 2004, skybreaker 2005 and starclimber 2008. Digital rights management drm the publisher has supplied this book in encrypted form, which means that you need to install free software in order to unlock and read it. Printz honor book, kenneth oppel evokes the classic storytelling of robert louis stevenson and jules verne, creating a world in which a new discovery can have unimagined consequences on earth and miles above it. His awardwinning silverwing trilogy has sold over a million copies worldwide and was adapted into an animated tv series and a stage play. Printz honor book award and the canadian governor generals literary award for childrens literature. Airborn by kenneth oppel is a story of possibilities. Kenneth oppel s airborn series are probably the best young adult books ive read. See all books authored by kenneth oppel, including airborn, and halfminute horrors, and more on. Oppel writes with clarity and passion, particularly in his descriptions of the natural world and the world in the sky, and the plot fairly zips along, but there is also a reflective quality to his writing, and he is not afraid to tackle the issue of death.
The first edition of the novel was published in 2004, and was written by kenneth oppel. High in the sky, far above the normal lanes of travel, drifts a ghost ship carrying unbelievable treasure. They feature great characters in exciting adventures in a really clever steampunk setting and as soon as i read them they became instant classics and ive put them on the shelf ive reserved for my very favorite books right alongside hornblower, harry potter, his dark materials, and the lord of the rings. Net android app builtin search books by popularity login for bookmarks articles of journalists. Please understand that this was only a school project and had no intent to be professionnal. Feb 14, 2014 this is a school project i did while i was years old for the book airborn written by kenneth oppel. It is only after matt meets the balloonists granddaughter that he realizes that the mans ravings may, in fact, have been true, and that the creatures are completely real and utterly mysterious. In a swashbuckling adventure reminiscent of jules verne and robert louis stevenson, kenneth oppel, author of the bestselling silverwing trilogy, creates an imagined world in which the air is populated by transcontinental voyagers, pirates, and beings never before dreamed of by the humans who sail the skies. Free download or read online silverwing pdf epub book. From 1995 to 1996, oppel worked as an editor atquill and quire, the trade magazine of the canadian publishing industry. Sep 12, 2016 oppel, kenneth kenneth oppel wrote his first novel at age fourteen and hasnt looked back. Kenneth oppel matt, a young cabin boy aboard an airship, and kate, a wealthy young girl traveling with her chaperone, team up to search for the existence of mysterious winged creatures reportedly living hundreds. Kenneth oppel lives in toronto with his wife and their three children. Additionally, the world contains fictional animal species such as flying creatures, which live their entire lives in the sky.
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