Darkwing - Softcover

Oppel, Kenneth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060850566 ISBN 13: 9780060850562

Publisher: HarperCollins, 2008

Synopsis

Coming to terms that he is not a bird but an entirely new species, one similar to that of the nearly extinct saurians, featherless Dusk prepares to help his friends leave their home for good when a threat to his colony makes its presence known. Reprint.

About this title

About the Author:

Kenneth Oppel a seulement douze ans lorsqu'il décide de devenir auteur. Il fait ses débuts en écrivant des romans de science-fiction, puis se lance dans l'écriture de contes de sorciers. L'année où il finit ses études secondaires, son premier livre, Colin's Fantastic Video Adventure, est sur les tablettes de toutes les librairies. Kenneth a poursuit ses études en cinéma et en anglais à l'Université de Toronto. À ce jour, il a publié plus de 20 livres pour enfants et adolescents, ainsi qu'un roman pour adultes. Il a remporté de nombreux prix prestigieux et a gagné l'admiration de millions de jeunes lecteurs partout dans le monde. Silverwing, Sunwing, Firewing et Darkwing ainsi que Brise-Ciel et Fils du ciel figurent parmi ses plus grands succès. Kenneth est né en 1967 à Port Alberni, une petite ville située sur l'île de Vancouver. Il vit maintenant à Toronto avec sa conjointe et ses trois enfants.

Kenneth Oppel was born in 1967 in Port Alberni,British Columbia and spent most of his childhood in Victoria and Halifax. He has a BA from the University of Toronto (a double major in cinema studies and English). He is the best-selling author of the Silverwing series wich has sold over a million copies worldwide and has won numerous awards including the Mr. Christie's Book Award, the CLA Book of the Year for Children Award and the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Award, as well as a host of children's choice awards across the country. Kenneth lives in Toronto, Ontario.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 5–8—The story of Darkwing is set 65 million years ago, during the early Paleocene era just years after the enormous C-T dieback event. Dusk and his family are chiropters, small arboreal mammals that glide and feed on insects. Changes are coming to their world, and not the least of them are Dusk's abilities of flight and echolocation. Although his family stands by him, most of the colony is very uncomfortable with his flying, fearing reprisal from the birds that live above them in the trees. All concerns about Dusk's oddities or their avian neighbors are swept aside when an outcast prowl of felids, led by the bloodthirsty Carnassial, attack the colony and Dusk's special abilities help to guide his fellows and keep them safe. During their search for a new home, his quick wits are all that stand between the colony and disaster. In their quest, the chiropters encounter deadly predators, from saurian holdouts to shrewlike soricids with poisonous saliva. Betrayals from both within the colony and without add to the excitement in this adventure. Readers will feel for Dusk as he decides repeatedly not to abandon his colony, despite their treatment of him. In Darkwing, Oppel offers a celebration of difference in addition to a wonderful imagining of a pivotal moment in evolution. An author's note highlights some of the actual fossil species that appear. One cautionary note—the descriptions of animals eating each other may be disturbing to sensitive readers.—Eric Norton, McMillan Memorial Library, Wisconsin Rapids, WI
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About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0060850566
• ISBN 13: 9780060850562
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 448
• Illustrator: Thompson Keith