Darkwing (Silverwing) (French Edition) - Softcover

Oppel, Kenneth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0545992117 ISBN 13: 9780545992114

Publisher: Scholastic, 2008

Synopsis

See below for English description.

Il y a 65 millions d'ann?es, alors que les mammif?res envahissent la plan?te, rempla?ant peu ? peu les dinosaures en voie d'extinction, Ombre, un chiropt?re, d?couvre qu'il est diff?rent. Il peut battre des ailes et voler, contrairement ? ses semblables de la tribus des Ailes d'Argent, qui ne peuvent que planer. ?vitant l'exil de justesse gr?ce ? son p?re, le chef de la tribu, Ombre demeure avec les siens. Il ne se doute pas qu'il devra les sauver du massacre et les guider lors d'un p?rilleux voyage vers un endroit o? fonder leur nouveau foyer.

Darkwing, un portrait surprenant d'une ?re tourment?e, l'histoire d'Ombre, la toute premi?re chauve-souris.

Before there were bats like Shade, Marina or even Goth, there was a young chiropter-a small arboreal glider-named Dusk. Unlike other chiropters, who can only glide down from their colony's home in a giant sequoia tree, Dusk can actually fly, a skill that makes him an outcast. But when Carnassial, a felid, and one of the world's first mammalian carnivores, leads a savage massacre of the chiropters, Dusk's strange ability transforms him into the colony's saviour.

Original title: Darkwing

About this title

About the Author:

Kenneth Oppel a seulement douze ans lorsqu'il d?cide de devenir auteur. Il fait ses d?buts en ?crivant des romans de science-fiction, puis se lance dans l'?criture de contes de sorciers. L'ann?e o? il finit ses ?tudes secondaires, son premier livre, Colin's Fantastic Video Adventure, est sur les tablettes de toutes les librairies. Kenneth a poursuit ses ?tudes en cin?ma et en anglais ? l'Universit? de Toronto. ? ce jour, il a publi? plus de 20 livres pour enfants et adolescents, ainsi qu'un roman pour adultes. Il a remport? de nombreux prix prestigieux et a gagn? 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 succ?s. Kenneth est n? en 1967 ? Port Alberni, une petite ville situ?e sur l'?le de Vancouver. Il vit maintenant ? 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: Scholastic
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0545992117
• ISBN 13: 9780545992114
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 432