LoveReading4Kids Says
Creator of the best-selling Spiderwick series, Tony Diterlizzi has created a hugely imaginative world in which twelve year old Eva Nine sets out on a seemingly impossible quest with just a small picture with the word ‘WONDLA’ on it to guide her. Eva has never seen another human in all of her life. Now, travelling through a wondrous landscape she meets a host of unlikely characters as she searches for home and family. It’s a touching story and the imaginary world is brilliantly envisaged in words and additional pictorial material. Fans of the Spiderwick Chronicles will devour it as will anyone with a penchant for fantasy storytelling. This author is one of the best.
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The Search for WondLa Synopsis
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, but as simple as a child's wish for a place to belong.
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9780857073006 |
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1st September 2011 |
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Tony Diterlizzi |
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Simon & Schuster Childrens Books an imprint of Simon & Schuster Ltd |
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Paperback |
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477 pages |
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Tony Diterlizzi Press Reviews
'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 is
generically called augmented reality, the practice of superimposing data
over photographic or video images (think of Terminator-vision, with its
tracking targets and data streams.) WondLa-Vision works in concert with
your PC's webcam. There are three illustrations spread throughout the
book that can be recognized by WondLa-Vision. If you hold any of these
up to your webcam while at the site, you will unlock an online map of
Orbona (different images open different parts of the map.) Books, movies
and video games will all contribute to this new form of storytelling,
and I would not be surprised if it happens to children's and young adult
literature first. We may scoff at so much gimmickry, but what adults
call gimmickry kids call something else: awesome.' New York Times Book
Review
'The illustrations, also created by the
author, are a marvel in themselves...Young readers will have no
difficulty in relating to Eva. The only problem will be containing one's
patience for the next book.' The Bookbag
'Tony DiTerlizzi
honours traditional children's literature in this totally original space
age adventure: one that is as complex as an alien planet, but as simple
as a child's wish for a place to belong...' Tatty's Treasure Chest
'Particularly interesting is the way Muthr grows just as much
as Eva - maybe more - during the story, as her assumptions are
challenged and she's forced to allow Eva to take risks and truly grow
up.' SFX Magazine
'One neat touch is that the flora and fauna
of the world Eva explores appear to be based on microscopic organisms.
Also noteworthy are DiTerlizzi's full-page illustrations, clean-lined
and impressive in their use of stippling and spot colour.' Financial
Times
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. Kenny and the Dragon is his first novel. Tony lives in Amherst, Massachusetts, USA, with his wife, Angela, and their baby daughter, Sophia.
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