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Lost on Gibbon Island
- Author
- Jess Butterworth
- Narrator
- Rina Punwani
- Publisher
- Hachette Children's Group
- Publish Date
- 13 April 2023
- Run Time
- 4 hours 17 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
'If you're reading this, hopefully you've come to rescue me. My name is Lark Taylor, and I've been shipwrecked on an island. The last mainland I was on was Cambodia, miles and miles away from home...'
When Lark's mum takes her family with her on a research trip to Cambodia, Lark never expects that she'll end up stranded on a deserted island, with no one but a baby gibbon for company. But that's exactly what happens.
Lost and with no idea how to survive in the jungle, Lark must learn the ways of the wild from the gibbon.
And in return, try to help the gibbon find her way home ...
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"...a gorgeous survival story that will have you on the edge of your seat."
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Details
- Author
- Jess Butterworth
- Narrator
- Rina Punwani
- Duration
- 4 hours 17 minutes
- Release Date
- 13 April 2023
- ISBN
- 9781510110359
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Hachette Children's Group
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories
Synopsis
The Last Bear meets The Life of Pi in this beautifully-written survival story set on a Cambodian island, following a ship-wrecked girl named Lark, and a baby gibbon who becomes her companion. Together, they must evade poachers and find their way home.'If you're reading this, hopefully you've come to rescue me. My name is Lark Taylor, and I've been shipwrecked on an island. The last mainland I was on was Cambodia, miles and miles away from home...'When Lark's mum takes her family with her on a research trip to Cambodia, Lark never expects that she'll end up stranded on a deserted island, with no one but a baby gibbon for company. But that's exactly what happens. Lost and with no idea how to survive in the jungle, Lark must learn the ways of the wild from the gibbon. And in return, try to help the gibbon find her way home ...
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