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The Search for WondLa
Tony Diterlizzi
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Description for The Search for WondLa
Paperback. From the bestselling author and illustrator of Kenny & the Dragon comes a modern classic that brings a magical new vision of the future. Num Pages: 496 pages, B-W ILLUSTRATIONS. BIC Classification: YFC; YFH. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 36. Weight in Grams: 474.
Eva Nine was raised by the robot Muthr. But when a marauder destroys the underground sanctuary she called home, twelve-year-old Eva is forced to flee aboveground. Eva Nine is searching for anyone else like her. She knows that other humans exist because of a very special item she treasures ~ a scrap of cardboard on which is depicted a young girl, an adult, and a robot along with the strange word WondLa . Tony DiTerlizzi honours traditional children's literature in this totally original space age adventure: one that is as complex as an alien planet, ... Read more
Eva Nine was raised by the robot Muthr. But when a marauder destroys the underground sanctuary she called home, twelve-year-old Eva is forced to flee aboveground. Eva Nine is searching for anyone else like her. She knows that other humans exist because of a very special item she treasures ~ a scrap of cardboard on which is depicted a young girl, an adult, and a robot along with the strange word WondLa . Tony DiTerlizzi honours traditional children's literature in this totally original space age adventure: one that is as complex as an alien planet, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
496
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780857073006
SKU
V9780857073006
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-99
About Tony Diterlizzi
Tony DiTerlizzi is co-creator of the international bestselling series, The Spiderwick Chronicles. He has illustrated numerous picture books for children, including Ted, G is for 1 Gzonk and the critically acclaimed The Spider and the Fly, which won the Caldecott Honor. Tony lives in Amherst, Massachusetts with his wife, Angela, and their baby daughter, Sophia.
Reviews for The Search for WondLa
The Search for Wondla by Tony DiTerlizzi, about young Eva Nine and her search for other humans on the planet Orbona, is perhaps the strongest of the three books mentioned here, with passages that are reminiscent of Arthur C. Clarke. The book's Web site, at wondla.com, is the main stage for something called WondLa-Vision, a tailored version of what ... Read more