Katherine Rundell is an English author of popular children's books like Impossible Creatures, Rooftoppers, The Wolf Wilder, The Good Thieves, Cartwheeling in Thunderstorms and The Explorer. Rundell's books known for their imaginative storytelling have won numerous awards including the Waterstones Children's Book Prize and the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award. She grew up in Zimbabwe, Brussels and London and is currently a Fellow at St. Catherine's College, Oxford. Rundell's books for adults include Super–Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne and Why You Should Read Children's Books, Even Though You Are So Old and Wise. Much like some of her book characters, she enjoys tightrope walking, spending time on rooftops and likes to start each day with a cartwheel.
Katherine Rundell Books
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Impossible Creatures
There is magic; there are mythical beasts. There are new friends and an old world newly discovered (and a quest to save it). It has all the makings of a familiar story, but Impossible Creatures is something entirely new. It is a tale of adventure, determination, finding one’s purpose, and, above all else, friendship. Readers of all ages will be eager to get into book two, just announced.
There is magic; there are mythical beasts. There are new friends and an old world newly discovered (and a quest to save it). It has all the makings of a familiar story, but Impossible Creatures is something entirely new. It is a tale of adventure, determination, finding one’s purpose, and, above all else, friendship. Readers of all ages will be eager to get into book two, just announced.
The Vanishing Wonders of Our Natural World
The world is more astonishing, more miraculous, and more wonderful than our wildest imaginings. In this brilliant and passionately persuasive book, Katherine Rundell takes us on a globe-spanning tour of the world's most awe-inspiring animals currently facing extinction.
