Description
The Great Expedition explores the wild country, the playground, but most importantly, your imagination.
On August 20th, a group of young explorers are charged with a dangerous mission. They are to travel across wild country to deliver a valuable parcel. The journey would be punishing. It would test the resolve of the brave young explorers. Most of all, it would provide us all with a pair of unlikely heroes to admire and remember for many years to come. This is their story.
Precise writing captures the essence of summer, while illustrations highlight the joys of going on an adventure. A celebration of the everlasting memories of childhood friendship.
Peter Carnavas, author-illustrator of A Quiet Girl and The Elephant, writes with a sense of adventure and play, while his illustrations create humor and relatability.
- 5,000-copy print run
- Pitch to major review media, including Quill & Quire, CM Magazine, The New York Times, The Horn Book Magazine, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, Publishers Weekly, and School Library Journal
- Featured at virtual and in-person conferences
- Targeted marketing to major review centers, influential bloggers, and major library system selectors
- Promotion on social media, including Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest
- Classroom guide for educators forthcoming
- Digital review copy will be available on Edelweiss
- E-newsletter promotion
About the Author
Peter Carnavas's career as a primary school teacher inspired him to embrace his passion for children's literature. His picture book Blue Whale Blues won the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators Crystal Kite Award, and My Sister is a Superhero won an Australian Book Industry Award. The Elephant, Peter's first novel, won the 2018 Children's Book Award at the Queensland Literary Awards. He lives on Australia's Sunshine Coast with his family.
Reviews
Praise for The Great Expedition
"Children will appreciate this absorbing adventure, which honors the power of imagination as it tickles the funny bone....A lighthearted hero's journey."-Kirkus Reviews
"There is good-natured spoofing....But this work also understands that the responsibility of an errand is a big deal for little kids, and the largely single-plane drawings, rendered in watercolor and ink, strike a fine balance between mock-seriousness and earnest adventure."-Publishers Weekly
Book Information
ISBN 9781772783216
Author Peter Carnavas
Format Hardback
Page Count 32
Imprint Pajama Press
Publisher Pajama Press
