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Nim's Island
by Wendy Orr
Available from Powells Used Books
$5.50
on 7-27-2008
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ISBN Number: 9780440418689
ill.: Millard, Kerry,
Publisher: Yearling
Illustrator: Millard, Kerry
Author: Orr, Wendy
Location: New York
Subject: Friendship
Subject: Children's 9-12, Fiction, General
Subject: Humorous Stories
Subject: Fathers and daughters
Subject: Islands
Subject: Survival
Subject: Iguanas
Subject: Sea lions
Subject: Sea turtles
Series Volume: no. 3 [1995]
Publication Date: June 2002
Cover Type: Paperback
Written in: English
Illustrations: , Yes
Number of Pages: 128
Book Size: 7.66x5.18x.34 in. .21 lbs.
Age Level: 09-12
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’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. Review: "There is real humor and a gentle magic in Nim's Island which will easily make it a favorite for children--and their parents! One not to miss." — Cairns Post (Australia). Synopsis: Nim is a modern-day Robinson Crusoe and is not afraid when her scientist dad sails off to study plankton for three days, leaving her alone on their island. She's being looked after by her sea lion and iguana friends. 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. Illustrations.
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