New Releases by Katherine Rundell

A celebration, in a pocket-sized format, of the joys and vital importance of children's literature for adult readers, from the #1 New York Times Bestselling author of Impossible Creatures. Katherine Rundell, one of the most accomplished modern children’s writers, offers an extended essay about the pleasures and benefits of reading children’s literature as an adult. Rundell explores how children's books ignite—and can re-ignite—the imagination; how children's fiction, with its unabashed emotion and playfulness, can awaken old hungers and create new perspectives on the world. Infinitely wise and thought provoking, Rundell’s short book is a perfect one-sitting read, and a terrific gift for the book-lover in your life.

The highly anticipated third book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Impossible Creatures series. Join Christopher and Anya on their next daring adventures in the magical Archipelago! *This spectacular book features foil and embossing on the jacket, full-color designed endpapers, stained edges, and gorgeous interior illustrations.* It’s the Midsummer Feast on the Islet of Glimt, and on this magical moonlit evening, the word on everyone’s lips is bandits. Reports of masked men burning villages are spreading throughout the Archipelago, but worse is still to come: Christopher and Anya are ambushed and one of the people closest to them is put in terrible danger. Now Christopher must face fearsome giants, win a daring race, and outwit deadly enemies, all to save the people he loves most...

El Archipiélago te espera de nuevo Cuando Christopher Forrester se despierta inesperadamente con un dragón diminuto mordiéndole la cara, su corazón da un salto de alegría. Durante meses ha soñado con regresar al Archipiélago, el conjunto de islas secretas donde aún habitan todas las criaturas de la mitología. Lo que no esperaba era verse envuelto en una misión de rescate a lomos de una esfinge, ni tener que infiltrarse en la guarida de un dragón. Tampoco imaginaba que compartiría la aventura con una chica acompañada por una bandada de aves, un polluelo recién salido del cascarón en el bolsillo... y un hambre insaciable de justicia.

“Kom, och ta med draken: rättvisa måste skipas.” Christopher Forrester vaknar av att en drake tuggar på hans ansikte - och han fylls av lycka. Han har drömt om att åka tillbaka till Arkipelagen - det hemliga klustret av öar där magiska varelser från myterna fortfarande lever, och här är hans kallelse! Men det sprids en ondska i Arkipelagen och att förinta den kommer att involvera ett vågat räddningsuppdrag på ryggen av en sfinx, hitta ingången till en drakhåla och en dödsföraktande plan för att rädda en fånge. I centrum av denna storm är Anya: en liten flicka med en flock fåglar vid sin sida, en nykläckt fågelunge i fickan och en glupande hunger efter rättvisa. "Den förgiftade konungen" är den andra, efterlängtade delen i Katherine Rundells hyllade och prisbelönade fantasyserie, med innehåll av drakar, slott och hämnd – de ting av vilka fantastiska berättelser skapas. Första boken "Omöjliga varelser" omskrivs redan som en klassiker och har vunnit flera litterära priser.

Return to the magic of the Archipelago in the dazzling sequel to the runaway, #1 New York Times bestseller Impossible Creatures, hailed as “an instant classic” (Katherine Applegate, Newbery Medal Winner for The One and Only Ivan)! *This spectacular book features foil and embossing on the jacket, full-color designed endpapers, and brilliant stained edges* Christopher Forrester woke to find a dragon chewing on his face—and his heart leapt for joy! He’d been dreaming of going back to the Archipelago, the secret cluster of islands where all the creatures of myth still live, and here was his summons. But there is a poison spreading in the Archipelago. Rooting it out will involve a daring rescue mission on the back of a sphinx, a stealthy entrance to a dragon’s lair, and a death-defying plan to save a prisoner held in the heart of a castle. At the center of this storm is Anya: a small girl with a flock of birds at her side, a new-hatched chick in her pocket, and a ravenous hunger for justice. Katherine Rundell’s second thrilling installment in the Impossible Creatures series involves castles, dragons, and revenge—the things of which great stories are made. The splendors within are brought to life with more than fifty illustrations, including a map and a bestiary of magical creatures.

Christopher hadn't quite believed his grandfather's story about the Archipelago-a hidden world where magical creatures of every kind have thrived for thousands of years. But the baby griffin currently biting his ear is undoubtedly real. And the fierc

Der preisgekrönte Bestseller aus Großbritannien: Außergewöhnliches Fantasy-Abenteuer voller Fabelwesen und Action ab 10 Jahren »Geh auf keinen Fall den Hügel hinauf«, hatte Christophers Großvater gesagt. Doch die Ferien sind zu langweilig, um sich an Verbote zu halten. Als Christopher den Hügel erklimmt, bebt plötzlich die Erde. Sprechende Eichhörnchen, ein geflügeltes Pferd und ein Einhorn kommen ihm entgegen. Christopher kann es nicht fassen! Vom Großvater erfährt er, dass sich nun ein Tor zu einer anderen Welt geöffnet hat. Eine Welt voller Magie und atemberaubender Fabelwesen, doch genau diese sind jetzt in Gefahr! Dann taucht ein geheimnisvolles Mädchen mit einem fliegenden Mantel in Christophers Welt auf. Verfolgt von einem Mörder begeben sich die zwei Kinder auf eine aufregende Reise. Wird es ihnen gelingen, beide Welten zu retten, bevor es zu spät ist? So actionreich und packend wie »Percy Jackson«, so episch und tiefgründig wie »Die Unendliche Geschichte«. Mit dem Riesenerfolg von »Impossible Creatures« wird Katherina Rundell in Großbritannien als DIE neue Stimme in der Fantasy gefeiert. Ein hochwertig ausgestattetes Buch mit farbiger Landkarte und illustriertem Bestiarium! »Es gab Tolkien, es gibt Pullman, und jetzt gibt es Katherine Rundell.« Michael Morpurgo »Ich liebe Katherine Rundells Schreibstil.« Philip Pullman

A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK FROM BOSTON GLOBE, CHICAGO TRIBUNE, AND MORE! • From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Katherine Rundell comes a “rare and magical book” (Bill Bryson) reckoning with the vanishing wonders of our natural world "This celebration of seahorses, lemurs, and others doubles as a wake-up call: look around and protect what you love.” —Boston Globe The world is more astonishing, more miraculous, and more wonderful than our wildest imaginings. In this brilliant and passionately persuasive book, Katherine Rundell takes us on a globe-spanning tour of the world's most awe-inspiring animals currently facing extinction. Consider the seahorse: couples mate for life and meet each morning for a dance, pirouetting and changing colors before going their separate ways, to dance again the next day. The American wood frog survives winter by allowing itself to freeze solid, its heartbeat slowing until it stops altogether. Come spring, the heart kick-starts itself spontaneously back to life. As for the lemur, it lives in matriarchal troops led by an alpha female (it’s not unusual for female ring-tailed lemurs to slap males across the face when they become aggressive). Whenever they are cold or frightened, they group together in what’s known as a lemur ball, paws and tails intertwined, to form a furry mass as big as a bicycle wheel. But each of these extraordinary animals is endangered or holds a sub-species that is endangered. This urgent, inspiring book of essays dedicated to 23 unusual and underappreciated creatures is a clarion call insisting that we look at the world around us with new eyes—to see the magic of the animals we live among, their unknown histories and capabilities, and above all how lucky we are to tread the same ground as such vanishing treasures. Beautifully illustrated, and full of inimitable wit and intellect, Vanishing Treasures is a chance to be awestruck and lovestruck, to reckon with the beauty of the world, its fragility, and its strangeness.

Un futur clàssic de la literatura fantàstica Un dia que en Christopher va a visitar el seu avi, de sobte veu una allau de criatures mitològiques que baixen del turó. És així com s'adona que el seu avi és en realitat el guardià d'un dels camins entre el món normal i l'Arxipèlag, unes illes on les últimes criatures màgiques del món i els humans conviuen. Aquests éssers han estat protegits durant milers d'anys per no ser descoberts, però el camí d'entrada entre els dos mons s'ha debilitat i hi ha criatures que han creuat a l'altre costat. Tot canvia quan en Christopher coneix la Mal, una noia de l'Arxipèlag que fuig d'un assassí, i que va rere la pista d'un griu. La Mal i en Christopher s'embarquen en una aventura sense precedents a les salvatges illes de l'Arxipèlag per esbrinar la veritat i salvar el món màgic.

In the vein of Islandborn and If Dominican Were a Color comes a picture book by bestselling author Katherine Rundell about a zebra trying to get back home to his family and the little girl who helps him. Mink doesn’t believe in rules. She loves letting her hair down and getting the most out of life. So when a loose zebra appears in the square where she lives—and she finds out that his parents have been captured by the evil Mr. Spit—she’ll do what it takes to make sure the zebra family can run as wild and free as she does. In this tale of bravery, friendship, and the importance of taking action, Mink uses all her courage and determination to rescue a whole menagerie of animals.

Unsere Welt ist einzigartig und verblüffend. Es gibt Haie, die schon zu Shakespeares Zeiten gelebt haben, Giraffen, die durch Paris flanierten, verliebte Spinnen und Einsiedlerkrebse, die ihre Häuser renovieren. Mit einem bemerkenswerten Gespür für fesselnde Geschichten und kuriose Anekdoten eröffnet uns die preisgekrönte Autorin Katherine Rundell in diesen 22 eindrücklich recherchierten Porträts bedrohter Tierarten einen neuen Blick auf die hinreißend seltsame Schönheit unserer Erde.

Schitterend bestiarium voor jong en oud Een gierzwaluw vliegt tijdens zijn leven een afstand van twee miljoen kilometer. Even ver als twee keer heen en weer naar de maan, en nog een keertje terug naar de maan. Ooit kreeg de koning van Frankrijk een giraffe cadeau. Die paradeerde door de straten van Parijs in de mooiste hautecoutureregenjas van dat moment. De tong van een schubdier is langer dan zijn lichaam. Hij zit netjes opgeborgen bij zijn heupgewricht. In Wonderbaarlijke dieren (die echt bestaan) zijn eenentwintig van de meest fascinerende, wonderschone schepsels verzameld die onze aarde bevolken en helaas met uitsterven worden bedreigd. Katherine Rundell beschrijft ze op geestige en scherpzinnige wijze en nodigt de lezer uit om nog beter naar onze fragiele en onwaarschijnlijk mooie planeet te kijken.

Winner of the 2022 Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction Winner of the 2022 Slightly Foxed Best First Biography Prize Shortlisted for the 2023 Plutarch Award A Wall Street Journal Top 10 Best Book of 2022 A New York Times Notable Book of the Year Named a Best Book of the Year by The New Yorker, Times Literary Supplement, and Literary Hub From the standout scholar Katherine Rundell, Super-Infinite presents a sparkling and very modern biography of John Donne: the poet of love, sex, and death. Sometime religious outsider and social disaster, sometime celebrity preacher and establishment darling, John Donne was incapable of being just one thing. He was a scholar of law, a sea adventurer, a priest, a member of Parliament—and perhaps the greatest love poet in the history of the English language. He converted from Catholicism to Protestantism, was imprisoned for marrying a sixteen-year-old girl without her father’s consent, struggled to feed a family of ten children, and was often ill and in pain. He was a man who suffered from surges of misery, yet expressed in his verse many breathtaking impressions of electric joy and love. In Super-Infinite, Katherine Rundell embarks on a fleet-footed act of evangelism, showing us the many sides of Donne’s extraordinary life, his obsessions, his blazing words, and his tempestuous Elizabethan times—unveiling Donne as the most remarkable mind and as a lesson in living.

_______________ Go on an adventure with Katherine Rundell... _______________ 'Read everything she writes' - Daily Mail 'A writer with an utterly distinctive voice and a wild imagination' - Philip Pullman _______________ Whether it's leaping over the rooftops of Paris, running with wolves in snowy Russia, learning to survive the dangers of the Amazon rainforest or embarking on a heist in 1920s New York, each of Rundell's books opens a window into a different world. Full of brilliant characters, from courageous young girls and boys to the most fearsome of villains, these stories are about bravery, resourcefulness and how age is no barrier to changing the world. This eBook bundle contains: - Rooftoppers - The Wolf Wilder - The Explorer - The Good Thieves

Una novela sobre el valor de la amistad protagonizada por unos niños perdidos en la selva amazónica. Desde su asiento en un avión de seis plazas, Fred observa cómo los misterios de la selva amazónica pasan bajo sus pies. Siempre ha soñado en convertirse en un explorador, hacer historia y leer su nombre como uno de los grandes descubridores de su tiempo, así que piensa que ojalá pudiera aterrizar y pisar tierra, aunque fuera sólo un minuto. Cuando, a causa de un accidente, el avión se estrella, Fred podrá por fin caminar por la selva, pero no en las condiciones que había imaginado. Lila, Max y Contia, otros tres niños supervivientes, no tienen ninguna esperanza de ser rescatados de ese lugar inmenso e indómito donde las opciones de volver a casa se reducen a las mínimas posibilidades. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION From Boston Globe–Horn Book Award winner Katherine Rundell comes an exciting new novel about a group of kids who must survive in the Amazon after their plane crashes. Fred, Con, Lila, and Max are on their way back to England from Manaus when the plane they’re on crashes and the pilot dies upon landing. For days they survive alone, until Fred finds a map that leads them to a ruined city, and to a secret.

“A dazzling tale of wild hope, lingering grief, admirable self-sufficiency, and intergenerational adoration.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) “Vita tests her own limits, and readers will thrill at her cleverness, tenacity, and close escapes.” —Booklist “A satisfying adventure.” —Kirkus Reviews From award-winning author Katherine Rundell comes a fast-paced and utterly thrilling adventure driven by the loyalty and love between a grandfather and his granddaughter. When Vita’s grandfather’s mansion is taken from him by a powerful real estate tycoon, Vita knows it’s up to her to make things right. With the help of a pickpocket and her new circus friends, Vita creates the plan: Break into the mansion. Steal back what’s rightfully her grandfather’s. Expose the real estate tycoon for the crook he truly is. But 1920s Manhattan is ever-changing and full of secrets. It might take more than Vita’s ragtag gang of misfits to outsmart the city that never sleeps. Award-winning author Katherine Rundell has created an utterly gripping tour de-force about loyalty, trust, and the lengths to which we’ll go for the ones we love.

Katherine Rundell, bekend van Feo en de wolven en De ontdekkingsreiziger, vertelt in Sophie op de daken een meeslepend verhaal over familie en doorzettingsvermogen. Opnieuw een schitterende jeugdroman van een van de belangrijkste Britse kinderboekenauteurs van dit moment. Sophie overleefde als baby een schipbreuk en iedereen denkt dat ze wees is. Maar Sophie herinnert zich nog dat haar moeder om hulp zwaaide toen Sophie in een cellokist in het Kanaal dreef. Volgens haar voogd is het bijna onmogelijk dat haar moeder nog leeft. Maar 'bijna onmogelijk' betekent 'nog mogelijk', vindt Sophie. Met de enige aanwijzing die ze heeft – het adres van de cellomaker – vlucht Sophie naar Parijs. Daar krijgt ze hulp van Matteo en zijn 'daklopers', die in geheime plekken boven de stad wonen. Maar kunnen ze haar moeder vinden voordat Sophie wordt opgepakt door de autoriteiten? Of, nog belangrijker, voordat ze de hoop opgeeft? Katherine Rundells boeken zijn bekroond met grote literaire prijzen, waaronder de Blue Peter Award, Costa Book Award en Waterstones Children's Book Prize.

英國科斯塔圖書獎兒童文學獎《大探險家》作者凱瑟琳．郎德爾 全新城市漫遊成長冒險小說 一次跑遍紐約的瘋狂冒險，急速而驚險的亡命之旅 叩問公平正義為何物的深刻歷險，探索愛與友情的真實力量 一個有黑手黨背景的騙子偷走了薇塔外公的所有財產。她發誓要討回公道，於是在紐約這個陌生而熱鬧的城市，薇塔決定組織團隊，挺身對抗欺凌弱小的大人。這幫好小偷來到了外公被偷走的哈德遜城堡，準備尋找藏匿起來的綠寶石項鍊，沒想到卻被惡棍四面夾擊。眼看邪惡的槍口已抵在胸前，四面楚歌之際，他們能夠逃離險境，為摯愛的人們伸張正義嗎？ 英國科斯塔圖書獎《大探險家》作者凱瑟琳．郎德爾全新城市漫遊成長小說，帶領讀者經歷一段叩問公平正義為何物的深刻冒險，探索愛與友情的真實力量。 【本書關鍵字】 凱瑟琳．郎德爾、紐約、冒險、小偷、公平正義、馬戲團、城市漫遊 【書籍特色】 ★英國科斯塔圖書獎兒童文學獎《大探險家》作者凱瑟琳．郎德爾最新作品 ★以精采刺激的冒險故事，探討階級、種族、人權、公平正義等重要議題 ★悅讀學堂執行長葛琦霞專文導讀，帶領讀者深入品味故事細節 得獎紀錄 ★2020年瑞典林格倫兒童文學獎入圍 ★2020年英國國家書獎童書獎入選 ★2019年度英國福伊爾書店童書書單入選 國外推薦 「這是一個充滿狂野希望、揮之不去的悲傷、令人欽佩的自信，以及不同世代間互相關愛的耀眼故事。」 ──美國《出版人週刊》星級評論 「薇塔挑戰了她自身的極限，讀者一定會對她的聰明、韌性以及驚險的逃亡過程感到驚豔。」 ──美國《書目雜誌》 「這是一部扎實的歷史小說，它用安排得宜的情節及精采的動作戲，平衡了角色描述內在想法的場景。」 ──美國《號角雜誌》 「《好小偷》又是一本會讓郎德爾迷愛不釋手、富有懸念及以精采筆法寫成的小說。」 ──英國《每日電訊報》 「這本書節奏明快、以敏銳的筆調寫成，再加上很多的情感與幽默，郎德爾的第五本小說一定會吸引那些愛好逃亡故事、對公平正義有堅定理念，以及對弱勢群族有一顆柔軟的心的人。」 ──美國書評網站BookPage 「這是一個精采的冒險故事，以活潑機智的筆調及絕佳的技巧寫成。」 ──賈桂琳．威爾森（《刺青媽媽》作者） 誠摯推薦 (按照姓氏筆畫列名) 林美琴／作家、閱讀教育講師 吳韻宇／教育部閱讀推手教師，國中教師 吳在?／兒童文學作家 邱慕泥／戀風草青少年書房店長 凌健／臺灣公益CEO協會理事長 徐掌瑛／財團法人國紹泌尿科學教育基金會祕書長、【樂讀拒毒 關愛守護】校園防毒守門員活動策劃 黃淑貞／小兔子書坊店主 葛琦霞／悅讀學堂執行長 賴筱彤／青少年小說閱讀推廣人、《繪本任意門》版主 蔡明灑／新竹市共讀推廣協會 講師 吳韻宇／教育部閱讀推手教師，國中教師 在湖心中升起的城堡，在迷濛水波氛圍中，作者創造了一個想像與冒險的故事：一位想尋回外公城堡的女孩，與三位腰間插滿飛刀，腳下飛翔著翅膀的孩子，共同在月光下前進的祕密計畫。這是一個為「愛」而尋找的故事，四個「好小偷」要偷回原本遺失的東西，找回真正的公平正義，作者透過精采懸疑的情節，生動細膩的筆法，讓讀者一起經歷所有的驚奇。因為愛，可以看到勇敢與力量。也因為此書，你會更堅定相信愛的力量。 吳在?／兒童文學作家 孩子的視角，好與壞的思考。這是一本邊讀邊思考的書。情節緊湊，別忘了呼吸。 邱慕泥／戀風草青少年書房店長 好小偷？小偷還可以分好壞？豈不是混淆了小孩的價值觀嗎？如果被偷的對象太惡劣，那麼「好小偷」也可能成為「大英雄」！且看作者凱瑟琳•郎德爾娓娓道來這個顛覆大家想法，又充滿著「愛與恐懼」的偷竊大計，並一起為故事主角薇塔喊出「加油」。 凌健／臺灣公益CEO協會理事長 為了讓外公有個家，能夠繼續生活下去，《好小偷》書中主角薇塔組建一支團隊，需要一張藍圖、一個計畫，把被偷走的一條綠寶石項鍊偷回來；把哈德遜城堡奪回來。在愛的面前，別無選擇，像羅賓漢一樣，為榮譽而戰；像戰士一樣，踏上征程。薇塔心中埋藏的願望，與一定會去進行戰鬥的耐心與毅力，愛成了她的武器。像馬戲團一樣，比想像中更加奇妙、更加瘋狂的行動，交織成許多神奇，難以想像，無法置信的冒險故事。 徐掌瑛／財團法人國紹泌尿科學教育基金會祕書長、【樂讀拒毒 關愛守護】校園防毒守門員活動策劃 好？小偷？小偷就是賊！是非法、犯罪、不道德的行為！哪有什麼「好」可言！按照英國歷史學家霍布斯邦的說法，關於「好小偷」的產生：「當我們抽絲剝繭，將強盜的地域、社會架構一層層除去之後，可以發現藏在其中的核心部分：亦即一種不滅的情愫，一個永恆的角色，那就是自由精神、英雄主義，以及公義的理想。 」如同《水滸傳》108條好漢，誰不想安居樂業？誰不盼望未來有美好人生一一圓夢？但他們生處亂世環境之中，循規奉公守法無法確保基本生存，只好冒險從事犯法的偷盜行為，但他們選擇對付下手的對象通常是不公不義的惡人，這類型的故事情節總是能擄獲人心！ 《好小偷》故事的主角各各身懷絕技又是年輕的少年，隨著作者豐富具戲劇性的文字描述，讀者可以在閱讀的過程中，靠想像力體驗一人分飾多角，嘗試與現實環境不同的人生經歷。《好小偷》提供我們重新思考的角度，回到「人」的本質，學會先去理解「吸毒者」曾經可能面臨的生活困境，推敲其內心的思考邏輯。我們引頸期盼「英雄出少年！」下一代因有「樂讀」人生更豐富美好！ 黃淑貞／小兔子書坊店主 從這本豐富與溫暖的故事中，讓我們拼湊出凝望自己不完美的真實過程，看見迷惘與挫敗宛如黑暗幽靈，總是徘徊內心暗處。然而，書中孩子們的善良本質、改變的勇氣與同儕的情誼，逐一擊敗內心的幽靈，更彷彿是一輪明月，照亮彼此的生命。相信每位讀者內心一定會被此書觸動，像是緊閉的百頁窗會突然拉開，看見自己的豐沛潛能。 賴筱彤／青少年小說閱讀推廣人、《繪本任意門》版主 在愛面前，真的別無選擇嗎？當「公正，似乎只提供給那些付得起錢的人。」的時刻到來，你會就此攤手聽天由命？還是為愛奮力一搏到最後？書名先破題點出「好」小偷－－勾起讀者好奇之餘；在凱瑟琳•郎德爾筆下，每個角色皆生動加乘了這場奪寶冒險的精采可看性；一個厭惡騙人卻得靠偷竊才能存活的慣犯，一個被期待成為馴馬師的空中飛人，加上一個精通與動物溝通的馴獸師，因緣際會在一個罹患小兒麻痺症的女孩請託下，必須聯手智取美國一九二○、三○年代的紐約黑道，扭轉劣勢……還不夠緊張刺激嗎？再加上彷彿太陽馬戲團的劇場魔幻情境呢？ 除了俠盜故事中的城堡尋寶歷險外，還有出其不意、接二連三的打擊與落空，整篇節奏明快卻不落窠臼，更能幫助讀者在沉浸角色情節時，身歷其境感受到「好小偷」的恐懼與勇氣、善惡拉扯，還有那個更強大、更獨特的－－愛與堅持。