It is 1910 and Maia, tragically orphaned at 13, has been sent from England to start a new life with distant relatives in Manaus, hundreds of miles up the Amazon. She is accompanied by an eccentric and mysterious governess who has secret reasons of her own for making the journey. Both soon discover an exotic world bursting with new experiences in this highly colourful, joyous and award-winning adventure.
| ISBN | 0330538810 | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | ISBN13 | 9780330538817
(What's this?) | | Pages | 320 | | Publisher | Pan Macmillan | | Published in | London | | Imprint | Macmillan Children's Books | | Height (mm) | 197 | | Format | Paperback | | Width (mm) | 130 | | Publication date | 03 Jun 2011 | | Academic level | Children (6-12) | | DEWEY | 823.914 | | Reading age | From 9 To 99 |
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Adventure lovers will devour this one and wish that it would continue. (School Library Journal, starred review")
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