The Silver Arrow

Name: The Silver Arrow
Brand: Allen & Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9781526629418
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By Lev Grossman

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Summary

When Kate receives a colossal steam train named the Silver Arrow for her birthday, her long-awaited adventure begins. Alongside her brother Tom, she discovers a magical station where rare and wonderful animal passengers, from the porcupine to the pangolin, are ready to board. Tasked with delivering these creatures to their homes, Kate embarks on a thrilling journey across deserts, snow-covered mountains, and more, racing against time to save endangered animals and their habitats.
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‘There’s nothing so rare as a fantasy that elicits genuine wonder and that uses marvellous things to enrich a child’s appreciation of ordinary ones. Lev Grossman’s novel The Silver Arrow is something special.’ WALL STREET JOURNAL

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Discover the magical, timeless children's adventure from Lev Grossman, author of The Magicians. Now a New York Times bestseller!

When Kate is given a colossal steam train, the Silver Arrow, for her birthday, she can't believe her luck. After eleven years of waiting, adventure has finally found her!

Soon the Silver Arrow is whisking Kate and her brother Tom to a magical station where their passengers stand ready to board. From the porcupine to the pangolin, each one is rare and wonderful.

But these animals have been waiting a very long time too. Can Kate deliver them home ... before it's too late?

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Lev Grossman’s first children’s book is a journey you’ll never forget: a rip-roaring adventure from desert plains to snow-covered mountains and everything in between. Packed with exciting creatures from the indignant porcupine to the lost polar bear and the adorable baby pangolin, The Silver Arrow is a classic story about saving our endangered animals and the places they live.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781526629418

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 03 September 2020

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Bloomsbury Childrens Books

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 260g

Pages: 272

Collections

Children's Books Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Lev Grossman Young Adult

About the Author

Lev Grossman is the bestselling author of the critically acclaimed Magicians trilogy, which has also become a successful TV series. Previously a journalist who interviewed the likes of Neil Gaiman and J.K. Rowling, The Silver Arrow is his first foray into the world of children’s literature. Its follow up, The Golden Swift, is publishing in 2022.

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