Nim's Island
by Wendy Orr
Illustrated by Kerry Millard
Published by Knopf Books
on March 13, 2001
Genre: Children's, Adventure
Length: 128 pages
Ages: 8 - 12 years
Children's Book Council of Australia Award for Book of the Year: Younger Readers (1995)
Synopsis:
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.
Our Thoughts:
Nim lives on an uncharted island with her scientist father and her animal pals, Selkie the seal, Fred the iguana, and Chica the sea turtle. One day, her father, Jack, goes off on his boat in search of phytoplankton for his research but gets caught in a storm and cannot return to the island. Meanwhile, Nim has been keeping an eye on her father's email and ends up conversing with Alex Rover, the author of the book she's been reading. They spark up a quick friendship that ends up changing all of their lives!
What a fantastic story!
It has adventure and danger and fun animal friends!
Nim is a bright, resilient young girl that has grown up on a deserted island and lives a life different than most. She can start fires and climb trees for coconuts and take care of herself while her father is away.
I read this aloud to my daughter and she adored it. She loved that Nim lived in a hut on the beach and had several animal friends to keep her company and help her throughout the story. Their friendship was a lot of fun to read about!
The illustrations, by Kerry Millard, have a very Quentin Blake feel to them which made this such a classic and really brought the story to life.
What a fantastic story!
It has adventure and danger and fun animal friends!
Nim is a bright, resilient young girl that has grown up on a deserted island and lives a life different than most. She can start fires and climb trees for coconuts and take care of herself while her father is away.
I read this aloud to my daughter and she adored it. She loved that Nim lived in a hut on the beach and had several animal friends to keep her company and help her throughout the story. Their friendship was a lot of fun to read about!
The illustrations, by Kerry Millard, have a very Quentin Blake feel to them which made this such a classic and really brought the story to life.
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