Nim at Sea by Wendy Orr

Nim at Sea by Wendy Orr

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Orr, Wendy: -

Award-winning author Wendy Orr was born in Edmonton, Alberta. The daughter of an Air Force pilot, she has since lived around the world, including several years in Colorado, France, and England. She now lives in Melbourne, Australia, but returns to North America yearly to visit her family. Wendy's many books for children have been published in 27 countries and won awards around the world. Prominent among them is Nim's Island, which was made into the 2008 film of the same name; a 2013 sequel, Return to Nim's Island, was loosely based on Orr's book Nim at Sea. Orr's 2017 novel Dragonfly Song is a Junior Library Guild Selection and a Kirkus Best Middle-Grade Books selection, and a finalist for the prestigious TD Canadian Children's Literature Award, among others. Its 2018 companion Swallow's Dance earned three starred reviews and was a USBBY Outstanding International Book and a School Library Journal Best Middle Grade Book.

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ISBN 13	9780440422327
ISBN 10	0440422329
Title	Nim at Sea
Author	Wendy Orr
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2008-04-01
Number of pages	183
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.