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RadioWestKatherine Rundell’s Bestiary of Vanishing TreasuresThe author Katherine Rundell didn’t believe in love at first sight — until she met a pangolin. The encounter with the anteater-like creature made her curious about other endangered animals, and now, she wants us to notice more of these exquisite creatures.2025-04-1650 min
5x15Katherine Rundell on AnimalsWe're back at The Tabernacle in March with another fantastic line-up of speakers! Join us for an inspiring evening of storytelling.
Katherine Rundell is a fellow of St Catherine’s College, Oxford, and a contributing editor at the LRB. Her novels for children have won the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize, the Blue Peter Book Award and the Costa Children’s Book Award, among many others. Her books for adults include Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne, winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize, and Why You Should Read Children's Books, Even Though You Are So Old and Wise.
Learn more about...2025-03-2117 min
Les émissions culturelles d'InterLe monde magique de Katherine Rundell dans « Impossibles créatures »durée : 00:04:31 - La bibliothèque des ados - Avec son roman « Impossibles créatures », Katherine Rundell s’aventure pour la première fois dans le genre de la fantasy. Et si vous pensiez que les grands mythes ne sont justement que des « mythes », et que les contes ne sont bons qu’à distraire les enfants, détrompez-vous !2025-03-1004 minTous nos podcasts pour enfantsLe monde magique de Katherine Rundell dans « Impossibles créatures »durée : 00:04:28 - La bibliothèque des ados - par : Mahaut de Butler - Avec son roman « Impossibles créatures », Katherine Rundell s’aventure pour la première fois dans le genre de la fantasy. Et si vous pensiez que les grands mythes ne sont justement que des « mythes », et que les contes ne sont bons qu’à distraire les enfants, détrompez-vous !2025-03-1004 minLa bibliothèque des adosLe monde magique de Katherine Rundell dans « Impossibles créatures »durée : 00:04:31 - La bibliothèque des ados - Avec son roman « Impossibles créatures », Katherine Rundell s’aventure pour la première fois dans le genre de la fantasy. Et si vous pensiez que les grands mythes ne sont justement que des « mythes », et que les contes ne sont bons qu’à distraire les enfants, détrompez-vous !2025-03-1004 min
Everything Under The Sun#150 How do we know about the Kraken? w/ Katherine Rundell. How do sea creature not get water in their eyes? How many metres deep is the ocean?Welcome to Episode #150 of Everything Under the Sun! To mark the special occasion of 150 episodes, we've have a special giveaway! Make sure to listen closely for details. This week, we’re joined by the brilliant Katherine Rundell—award-winning author and adventurer—to help us uncover the legend of the Kraken! How do we know about this mysterious sea monster, and could there be any truth behind the tales? Then, we’ll dive into the fascinating world of marine life to answer: how do sea creatures keep water out of their eyes? And finally, we’ll ex...2025-03-0617 min
Coup de coeur des jeunesLe plan extraordinaire de Vita Marlowe de Katherine RundellComme Clémence, à la lecture du plan extraordinaire de Vita Marlowe de Katherine Rundell, Gallimard Jeunesse, vous allez vivre une grande aventure. Vous sortez de votre zone de confort, de la légalité. C’est pétillant, avec un côté Robin des bois.2025-03-0102 min
Livre ouvert"Impossibles Créatures" de Katherine RundellUn univers enchanteur et périlleux ça vous tente ? C'est ce qui vous attends dans "Impossibles créatures" de Katherine Rundell. On plonge dans un lieu fabuleux qui abrite de nombreuses créatures fantastiques. La magie qui dissimule ce lieu merveilleux aux yeux des humains s'amenuise, et Mal a dû fuir son île, traquée par un mystérieux assassin.Livre présenté par Lucile Thiéfaine de la librairie Paserelle à Dole.Distribué par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.2025-02-2503 min
BookwardsMagic, Mysteries, and Mini Dragons: Impossible Creatures by Katherine RundellIn this episode of Bookwards, Sam and Dana dive into Katherine Rundell’s Impossible Creatures, discussing its magical world, intriguing supporting characters, and the slower start to the adventure. They explore themes of friendship, bravery, and the captivating quests across the Archipelago, sharing their thoughts on the story’s strengths and areas for improvement.2025-01-0923 min
KQED's ForumForum From the Archives: Finding Awe and Inspiration in the Natural World's ‘Vanishing Treasures’“The time to fight, with all our ingenuity and tenacity, and love and fury, is now.” That sounds like a rallying cry for democrats after their profound election defeat last week. But it’s in fact an environmental call to action from Katherine Rundell, whose new book “Vanishing Treasures” celebrates some of the earth’s most imperiled and unusual creatures. We’ll talk to Rundell about wombats that carry their young in upside-down pouches and excrete cube-shaped poop; the American wood frog that freezes itself solid to get through winter; the golden mole that’s evolved to be iridescent. What extraordina...2024-12-2557 min
The Biz Book BroadcastBiz Memoirs | Holiday Book Huddle with Ron TesterRon Tester, business strategist + my biz bestie is back with us today for our holiday show – where we discuss business memoirs for your reading pleasure.
We cover the spectrum from long + involved histories, peppy + inspiring sales memoirs and even a shortish essay about why we should read kids books as adults,
This episode is part of the December Daily, where - you guessed it - the show is, gasp, daily for the whole month
Books discussed in this episode:
My Life at General Motors by Alfred Sloan
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Two Sides to the StoryEpisode 63: Holiday Event at Exploration Commons and Interview with Candace BirgerExploration Commons https://explorationcommons.carr.orgMaker Expo https://ccpl.librarymarket.com/event/maker-expo-2024-227626Candace Birger https://thefacesofwestminstermd.com/candace-birger/Two Sides to the Plate episode https://www.twosides2thestory.com/podcast/episode-47-two-sides-to-the-plateBattle of the Books After Hours https://library.carr.org/programs/BoBafterhours.aspThe Art Thief by Michael Finkel https://www.michaelfinkel.com/books/the-art-thief/Once Upon a Wardrobe by Patti Callahan https://www.patticallahanhenry.com/once-upon-a-wardrobeImpossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/743371/impossible-creatures-by-katherine-rundell-illustrated-by-ashley-mackenzie/One Chri...2024-12-2430 min
The Sunday MagazineKatherine Rundell's case for cultivating wonder in a chaotic worldIt's a time of year when many of us try to recapture some of the wonder at the world we felt as kids... and Katherine Rundell has a special gift for doing just that. The British author and Oxford University fellow has drawn comparisons to J.R.R. Tolkein for her fantasy books beloved by younger and older readers alike. She joins Piya Chattopadhyay to talk about two of her latest – Impossible Creatures, which brings unicorns, dragons and griffins to life for children; and Vanishing Treasures, which reflects on animals threatened with extinction for adults – and why she thinks cult...2024-12-1822 min
What We're ReadingKatherine Rundell’s ‘Impossible Creatures’ enchants Katherine Rundell is the author of Impossible Creatures.(author photo: Nina Subin / Penguin Random House)Mal is a girl living in the Archipelago, a cluster of unmapped islands where, until recently, magical creatures have thrived for thousands of years. Christopher is from plain old London, but he and Mal are about to embark on a wild journey to find out why creatures are dying and why magic is weakening in Katherine Rundell’s newest book Impossible Creatures.Rundell is an English author whose previous books include Rooftoppers, Cartwheeling in Thunderstorms, The Wolf Wilder, The Explorer, and The Goo...2024-12-1610 minThe Sunday MagazineHighlights and lowlights of 2024, Our relationship with buttons, A turning point in Syria, Katherine RundellHost Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with Rob Russo, Stephanie Levitz and David Staples about the highlights and lowlights of the year in Canadian politics, researcher Rachel Plotnick explores what the rise, fall and return of buttons can teach us about the human-machine relationship, Bessma Momani and Kareem Shaheen discuss Syria's future after the Assad regime, and author Katherine Rundell makes her case for cultivating wonder in our chaotic world.Discover more at cbc.ca/Sunday2024-12-151h 31
Forever Young AutobiographiesFYA 150: Super-Infinite: A historical biography about love poet John DonneBook review: A British Book Awards winner and bestseller by Katherine Rundell.
Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne by Katherine Rundell is a witty and intelligent biography.
It is a refreshing and illuminating take on the highs and lows of a highly talented historical figure born in 1500s England.
⇨ YOU WILL LEARN:
* What this Faber publication is all about
* Interesting facts about this scholar, adventurer and Dean of St Paul's Cathedral
* Life-story tips from an award winner
* Appreciate how our lives are interconnected
⇨ FULL...2024-12-1208 min
Here's Where It Gets InterestingVanishing Treasures with Katherine RundellWhat can we do to help save the most vulnerable animals? Sharon McMahon is joined by #1 NYT Best-Selling author Katherine Rundell to talk about extraordinary animals like the Greenland shark which can live to be over 600 years old, or the American Wood frog that freezes in the winter, and kickstarts its own heart in the spring. Katherine shares stories about animals you’ve probably never heard of, the challenges they face, and the urgent need for preservation and mindful coexistence with the natural world.Credits:Host and Executive Producer: Sharon McMahonS...2024-12-0953 min
Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa MariaVanishing Treasures w/ Katherine RundellOn this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by bestselling writer and Fellow of St Catherine's College, Katherine Rundell. They discuss her newest book, “Vanishing Treasures: A Bestiary of Extraordinary Endangered Creatures.” Follow Kate: Katherine.rundell2024-11-2556 min
Jaden-Baba[Pdf Read] Impossible Creatures BY Katherine Rundell in Handbookstart Reading or Download ebook Impossible Creatures Written by Katherine Rundell ePub Visit Link Bellow You Can Download or Read Book online for free Visit Book Here 👉 https://pagebooklibs.blogspot.com/id/B0CTCKGMYS Available versions: EPUB, PDF, MOBI, DOC, Kindle, Audiobook, etc. Summary : The day Christopher saved a drowning baby griffin from a hidden lake would change his life forever. It's the day he learned about the Archipelago, a cluster of unmapped islands where magical creatures of every kind have thrived for thousands of years?until now. And it's the day he met Mal, a girl on the run...2024-11-2400 min
The Food ProgrammeOnce Upon a MealtimeWhether it's Turkish Delight, chocolate cake or ginger beer - some of our earliest food memories are shaped by the books we read. In this episode Sheila Dillon goes down the rabbit-hole of children's fiction to discover why young readers find descriptions of food so compelling. She hears from bestselling children's author Katherine Rundell who insists on eating the food she features in her books. Katherine reveals what it's like to sample a tarantula in the name of fiction. Professor of Children's Literature Michael Rosen unpicks the themes of greed, temptation and fear that surface in both...2024-11-2241 min
Love Books Hate Reading PodcastVanishing Treasures: A Bestiary of Extraordinary Endangered Creatures by Katherine Rundell - Audiobook Review"Vanishing Treasures: A Bestiary of Extraordinary Endangered Creatures" by Katherine Rundell is a captivating audiobook that takes listeners on a journey through the lives of 23 extraordinary animals facing extinction.Blending science, folklore, and personal reflection, Rundell paints vivid portraits of these creatures, from seahorses to lemurs, highlighting their unique behaviors and the threats they endure.With lyrical prose and heartfelt urgency, she challenges us to rethink our relationship with the natural world and take action to preserve its wonders.A poignant celebration of biodiversity and a call for conservation, this audiobook is a...2024-11-2008 min
Startup DadThe Ultimate Guide To Children's Books | Bianca Schulze (Mom of 3, Author, Children's Book Review)Bianca Schulze is the founder and editor of The Children's Book Review—a resource devoted to children's literature and literacy—and the host of The Growing Readers Podcast. Bianca is also the author of DON'T WAKE THE DRAGON which has been translated into 20 languages and is now a six-book series, as well as 101 BOOKS TO READ BEFORE YOU GROW UP which is an Amazon Editors' pick for Best Nonfiction for Kids. She also a wife and the mother of three kids! In our conversation today we discussed:* How to raise readers in your household* How to f...2024-11-1459 min
Startup DadThe Ultimate Guide To Children's Books | Bianca Schulze (Mom of 3, Author, Children's Book Review)Bianca Schulze is the founder and editor of The Children's Book Review—a resource devoted to children's literature and literacy—and the host of The Growing Readers Podcast. Bianca is also the author of DON'T WAKE THE DRAGON which has been translated into 20 languages and is now a six-book series, as well as 101 BOOKS TO READ BEFORE YOU GROW UP which is an Amazon Editors' pick for Best Nonfiction for Kids. She also a wife and the mother of three kids! In our conversation today we discussed:* How to raise readers in your household* How to f...2024-11-1459 min
KQED's ForumFinding Awe and Inspiration in the Natural World's ‘Vanishing Treasures’“The time to fight, with all our ingenuity and tenacity, and love and fury, is now.” That sounds like a rallying cry for democrats after their profound election defeat last week. But it’s in fact an environmental call to action from Katherine Rundell, whose new book “Vanishing Treasures” celebrates some of the earth’s most imperiled and unusual creatures. We’ll talk to Rundell about wombats that carry their young in upside-down pouches and excrete cube-shaped poop; the American wood frog that freezes itself solid to get through winter; the golden mole that’s evolved to be iridescent. What extraordina...2024-11-1257 min
Your Favorite Stories, Now in Your Ears - Full AudiobookVanishing Treasures: A Bestiary of Extraordinary Endangered Creatures Audiobook by Katherine RundellListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 760976
Title: Vanishing Treasures: A Bestiary of Extraordinary Endangered Creatures
Author: Katherine Rundell
Narrator: Katherine Rundell, Lenny Henry
Format: Unabridged
Length: 8:00:00
Language: English
Release date: 11-12-24
Publisher: Random House (Audio)
Genres: Non-Fiction, Science & Technology, Animals & Nature, Social Science
Summary:
A Most Anticipated Book from Boston Globe, Parade, & Literary Hub • From the award-winning author Katherine Rundell comes a “rare and magical book” (Bill Bryson) reckoning with the vanishing wonders of our natural world
The world is more astonishing, more miraculous, and more wonderful than our wildest imaginings. In this brillian...2024-11-128h 00
Download Top Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Animals & NatureVanishing Treasures: A Bestiary of Extraordinary Endangered Creatures by Katherine RundellPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/760976to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Vanishing Treasures: A Bestiary of Extraordinary Endangered Creatures
Author: Katherine Rundell
Narrator: Katherine Rundell, Lenny Henry
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 3 hours 19 minutes
Release date: November 12, 2024
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1
Genres: Animals & Nature
Publisher's Summary:
A Most Anticipated Book from Boston Globe, Parade, & Literary Hub • From the award-winning author Katherine Rundell comes a “rare and magical book” (Bill Bryson) reckoning with 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, Ka...2024-11-123h 19
Download Top Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Animals & NatureVanishing Treasures: A Bestiary of Extraordinary Endangered Creatures by Katherine RundellPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/760976 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Vanishing Treasures: A Bestiary of Extraordinary Endangered Creatures Author: Katherine Rundell Narrator: Katherine Rundell, Lenny Henry Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 19 minutes Release date: November 12, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Animals & Nature Publisher's Summary: A Most Anticipated Book from Boston Globe, Parade, & Literary Hub • From the award-winning author Katherine Rundell comes a “rare and magical book” (Bill Bryson) reckoning with 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 persuasi...2024-11-1210 min
Get New Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Social ScienceVanishing Treasures: A Bestiary of Extraordinary Endangered Creatures by Katherine RundellPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/760976 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Vanishing Treasures: A Bestiary of Extraordinary Endangered Creatures Author: Katherine Rundell Narrator: Katherine Rundell, Lenny Henry Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 19 minutes Release date: November 12, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Social Science Publisher's Summary: A Most Anticipated Book from Boston Globe, Parade, & Literary Hub • From the award-winning author Katherine Rundell comes a “rare and magical book” (Bill Bryson) reckoning with 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 persuasi...2024-11-1210 min
Behind the Mic with AudioFile MagazineIMPOSSIBLE CREATURES by Katherine Rundell, read by Samuel WestHost Jo Reed and AudioFile Magazine’s Robin Whitten discuss a magical children’s audiobook from author Katherine Rundell, and narrated by English actor Samuel West. If Christopher weren’t holding a baby griffin, he never would have come to believe his grandfather about the hidden archipelago where magical creatures live—or agreed when Mal, a girl who is looking for her griffin, asks him to go there and help her find out why they’re dying. West’s presentation shines as he provides voices appropriate for the magical world’s denizens, and increasing emphasis as the journey becomes more dangerous...2024-10-0707 min
The Book CaseKatherine Rundell Believes in Children’s LitThe United Kingdom has given us some amazing children’s authors: C.S. Lewis, Lewis Carroll, Roald Dahl, Beatrix Potter...and may we add Katherine Rundell. Her newest, Impossible Creatures, is a sensation in Britain, and was declared an instant classic even before its U.S. release. It delivers all the magic promised in the fantastical title. Tune in to our conversation with this fascinating Renaissance literature and Dunne scholar as we talk to her about what’s so addicting about writing for middle schoolers, and where we can find the magical lands she creates.Bo...2024-09-1932 min
Your Favorite Stories, Now in Your Ears - Full AudiobookImpossible Creatures Audiobook by Katherine RundellListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 747403
Title: Impossible Creatures
Author: Katherine Rundell
Narrator: Samuel West
Format: Unabridged
Length: 8:54:59
Language: English
Release date: 09-10-24
Publisher: Listening Library (Audio)
Genres: Kids, Action & Adventure, Animals & Nature, Fairy Tales & Folklore
Summary:
Two kids race to save the world’s last magical place in the first book of a landmark new fantasy series, from “a writer with an utterly distinctive voice and a wild imagination.” (Philip Pullman, author of The Golden Compass)
“An instant classic from one of the most gifted storytellers of our time, Impossible Creatures is an aston...2024-09-108h 54
How To Academy PodcastYuval Noah Harari Meets Katherine Rundell - Unstoppable Us (Summer Repeat)Have you ever wondered how we got here? From hunting mammoths, to flying to the moon?Historian Yuval Noah Harari introduced millions of readers to the story of the human species with his global bestseller Sapiens. His new book Unstoppable Us is the first in a new four-book series telling that story to younger readers. Over the summer he joined children's author and essayist Katherine Rundell on stage to tell us more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices2024-08-221h 14
The 232 Degrees Podcast: Unlocking Great Books232 Podcast Episode 42 - A Katherine Rundell Compendium!We took another dive into the large pile of books…and came up with a handful from the amazing Katherine Rundell. A three-for!
The boys check out Rooftoppers, The Explorer and her little book that lives up to it’s title:
Why you should read children’s books….even though you are so old and wise.
Support your local bookstore or library PLEASE :-)
or find out where to grab all the Rundell books here: https://booko.info/search?query_type=1&q=katherine+rundell
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Great LivesKatherine Rundell on E NesbitBestselling children's author Katherine Rundell discusses the extraordinary life of E Nesbit who wrote The Railway Children and Five Children And It.Katherine praises her “bold unwillingness to speak down to children” and reflects that “she never seemed to forget what it was like to be a child”. E, or Edith, Nesbit’s conjuring of mythical beasts like the Phoenix and the sand fairy the Psammead was a particular inspiration to Katherine Rundell who says "you can really believe they are flesh and blood”. Edith Nesbit has also influenced the work of Jacqueline Wilson and JK Rowling who have bot...2024-04-2227 min
Kids Book Review PodcastSeason 3 Episode 29 - Impossible Creatures by Katherine RundellIn this grand finale episode of season 3 of Kids Book Review podcast for Kids by Kids, Sairah all the way from India joins me to review Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell. The story revolves around a boy named Christopher who discovers that his grandfather is the guardian of a magical hidden place called the Archipelago where mythical creatures live and thrive alongside humans. But there's trouble brewing. Something mysterious is draining the magic from the Archipelago and the veil between worlds is weakening, causing mythical creatures to break through and wreaking havoc. Christopher gets tangled in this mess when...2024-04-0712 min
Medicine UnboxedMATTER - Katherine Rundell - GOLD"Dear friends, would you look, only look. For love, allied to attention, will be urgently needed in the years to come."
Katherine Rundell is the author of Rooftoppers, Cartwheeling in Thunderstorms (a Boston Globe–Horn Book Award winner), The Wolf Wilder, The Explorer, The Good Thieves, and The Zebra’s Great Escape. She grew up in Zimbabwe, Brussels, and London, and is currently a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford.2024-04-0220 min
Só se estraga uma estante46. Milagre, gastronomia imperial e escritorasNão assinalámos o Dia da Mulher na data devida, mas tentamos fazê-lo neste episódio.
Primeiro, a Ana recomenda ‘Small Pleasures’, de Clare Chambers, onde duas mulheres se conhecem devido a um alegado acontecimento intrigante…
Depois, o Tomé recomenda não-ficção escrita por uma mulher, com o livro ‘Hungry Empire’, de Lizzie Collingham, sobre a influência imperial britânica na criação de hábitos alimentares.
Na segunda parte, a Ana e o Tomé destacam algumas escritoras, quer de ficção, quer de não-ficção.
Sigam o podcast no Instagram...2024-03-1455 min
On the Road with Penguin ClassicsJohn Donne's poetry with Katherine RundellJohn Donne’s poetry and prose in London. The scholar and children’s author Katherine Rundell traces the life and paradoxical career of John Donne from the street where he was born, through the palaces and colleges where he worked to the cathedral where he preached and now lies buried. In 2022 Rundell won the Baillie-Gifford Prize for her biography of Donne, Super-Infinite.Donne's prose masterpiece Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions was published 400 years ago in January 1624. Donne’s Selected Poems (Penguin Classics edition)https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/3...2024-01-181h 19
Value Investing with LegendsJohn Armitage - Navigating Macroeconomic ShiftsIn the complex world of financial markets and economic fluctuations, John Armitage, a seasoned investment maestro, sits down with us today. As the chief strategist behind the success of Egerton Capital, Armitage brings his profound insights into navigating the complexities of portfolio management and the subtle art of risk-taking in fluctuating markets. His expertise, honed through years of experience, sheds light on the critical impact of macroeconomic shifts and the pitfalls that stock pickers often encounter amidst outdated corporate data. This episode delves into passive investing, dissecting the crucial role of competitive dynamics in sectors like European aviation and...2023-12-1551 min
Só se estraga uma estante35. Desgostos de amor, poetas inesperados e livros do anoNo episódio 35, o Tomé começa por recomendar ‘The Stasi Poetry Circle’ de Philip Oltermann, um livro de não ficção sobre uma inusitada comunidade de escrita, composta por membros da polícia secreta da Alemanha de Leste, a Stasi.
Mudando radicalmente de tema, a Ana recomenda ‘Good Material’ de Dolly Alderton, onde um comediante de pouco sucesso lida com o fim de um relacionamento amoroso.
Na segunda parte, a Ana e o Tomé seguem a moda das listas de melhores livros do ano e fazem o seu balanço: quais os melhores livros publicados...2023-12-071h 01
Saturday LiveKatherine Rundell, Atinuke, Steve Greenwood, Romesh RanganathanAuthor Katherine Rundell, winner of Waterstones’ Book of the Year 2023 for her fantastical and mythical ‘Impossible Creatures’, had a childhood filled with travel; from Kent, to Zimbabwe and Belgium - to an adult life filled with playfulness.Steve Greenwood, one of the directors of Planet Earth III, has spent his life tracking-down impossible creatures and even discovered a new species of rat. Trekking through jungles, racing through deserts, being chase by Rhinos, the natural history producer explains how he tells animal stories with pictures.And children’s author and traditional oral storyteller Atinuke reveals how she shar...2023-12-0257 min
RSA EventsKatherine Rundell and Michael Morpurgo in conversationKatherine Rundell is an award-winning author, and widely acknowledged as one of the finest children’s writers of her generation. Her new book Impossible Creatures is a clarion call to readers to fight to save precious creatures of all kinds before they vanish before our eyes.Sir Michael Morpurgo is a former Children’s Laureate, and author of countless classics from Private Peaceful to War Horse. Michael founded Farms for City Children with his wife Clare, and in a new edition of his book All Around the Year, he documents life during a farming year, accompanied by poems...2023-09-1859 min
Front RowKatherine Rundell on Impossible Creatures, the rise of crafts on social mediaKatherine Rundell on her new children’s fantasy book, Impossible Creatures. It's a story of two worlds, ours and one where the animals of myth and legend still survive, and thrive. A fantasy which does not shirk from dark themes, and was inspired by the metaphysical poetry of John Donne. The next finalist in the National Short Story Award is South African writer Nick Mulgrew . His story, The Storm, is set in suburban Durban describes a toxic family dynamic against a backdrop of the dramatic and dangerous thunderstorms he remembers from his own childhood.
Traditional crafts are as...2023-09-1342 min
Folger Shakespeare Library: Shakespeare UnlimitedThe Many Lives of John Donne with Katherine RundellAuthor Katherine Rundell talks about the extraordinary life—or should we say lives?—of John Donne, who wrote some of the 17th century's most complex and intellectually dazzling poetry. Rundell, a fellow at All Souls College, Oxford and the author of Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne takes us through Donne's evolution from hotshot poet to penniless prisoner to rock star preacher. Rundell has also written six novels for children, a book for adults about children’s books, and a nonfiction book about the wonder of animals called The Golden Mole. Her latest fantasy novel, Impossible Creatures, comes out in Septemb...2023-09-1234 min
Folger Shakespeare Library: Shakespeare UnlimitedThe Many Lives of John Donne with Katherine RundellWe talk with author Katherine Rundell about the extraordinary life —or should we say lives? — of John Donne, who wrote some of the 17th century’s most complex and intellectually dazzling poetry. Rundell, a fellow at All Souls College, Oxford and the author of Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne takes us through Donne’s evolution from hotshot poet to penniless prisoner to rock star preacher. Rundell has also written six novels for children, a book for adults about children’s books, and a nonfiction book about the wonder of animals called The Golden Mole. Her latest fantasy novel, Impossible Creatures...2023-09-1234 min
Down The Rabbit HoleFantasy Trilogies with Kiran Millwood Hargrave and Katherine RundellDown the Rabbit Hole is back for a new season! And we begin with wild and untamed adventures, courtesy of two incredible authors and friends of the podcast: Kiran Millwood Hargrave and Katherine Rundell, who join us to talk about their brand new fantasy trilogies being released this autumn: In the Shadow of the Wolf Queen and Impossible Creatures.
We ask - why is three the magic number? Which are the greatest children's fantasy trilogies of all time? When is a trilogy not a trilogy? And can you even call yourself a fantasy author...2023-09-1250 min
The Waterstones PodcastKatherine RundellFormer Waterstones Children’s Book Prize-winner Katherine Rundell has turned to fantasy to create her latest fictional world. The Archipelago is a cluster of magical islands where humans live alongside the creatures of myth, but the magic is under threat. We sat down to speak about a childhood of adventure, standing on the shoulders of giants, and what readers can expect from this exciting new trilogy.2023-09-1224 min
Só se estraga uma estante22. Glasgow, um poeta inglês e balanço do verãoDepois de uma pausa em agosto, o podcast regressa, se bem que em ressaca das férias, com recomendações e balanços sobre livros lidos neste verão.
A Ana recomenda ‘Shuggie Bain’, de Douglas Stuart, onde é feito um retrato impactante da pobreza e das dependências em Glasgow, contexto em que cresce o jovem Shuggie.
O Tomé recomenda ‘Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne’, de Katherine Rundell, ideal para conhecer este poeta inglês, numa biografia que tem um ‘easter egg’ açoriano.
Na segunda parte do episódio, a Ana e o Tomé fazem um balan...2023-09-0746 min
Your Kid's Next Read With Allison Tait and Megan DaleyYKNR 119: 10 minutes with Katherine RundellAllison spends 10 minutes with Katherine Rundell, discussing her new novel Impossible Creatures, big themes in middle-grade novels and writing beautiful sentences. Plus, join Team YKNR for a live event in Brisbane, and Megan has a post-Book Week tip for T-L’s.Read the show notes for all book references at yourkidsnextread.com.au Connect with Allison, Megan and the Your Kid’s Next Read Community on Facebook Visit allisontait.com | megandaley.com.au 2023-09-0542 min
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The Island of Brilliant!Katherine RundellImagine having a new book coming out, one more hotly anticipated than a change of government - and still taking the time and trouble to visit the Island of Brilliant for a natter with Nadia and Frank. That's the kind of class that is exhibited as standard by the inestimably talented Katherine Rundell, who even manages to keep her composure when her kindly snack gift is met with (very) thinly veiled disappointment. Katherine offers invaluable insights into forthcoming novel 'impossible Creatures' as well as making a frankly magnificent case for the absolutely vital role of children's books in our...2023-09-0156 min
The Book Club ReviewThe Years by Annie Ernaux, Super-Infinite by Katherine Rundell, and a whole lot more • Episode #148If you've been wondering whether or not to tackle the work of Nobel-prizewinner Annie Ernaux, and in partiular The Years, generally considered to be definitive, listen in and find out what Laura's book club thought (you might be surprised). We're also generally delighted by how interesting the life of 17th-century poet John Donne is in the hands of Katherine Rundell, and her Baillie-Gifford prizewinner Super-Infinite. But were Kate's book club unanimous in their praise? Discover more great reads as we delve into our recent reading piles. Find out the hits and misses, plus the books...2023-08-0951 min
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The VerbFathers and TimeIan McMillan explores fathers, fathering and time with Nick Laird, Katherine Rundell and Jude Rogers.Nick Laird's new poetry collection 'Up Late' (Faber) is a powerful account of what it means to think around and through grief, time and fathering, Katherine Rundell's incisive and moving account of the life of the mortality-obsessed poet John Donne (which also takes in his fathering of twelve children) is 'Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne', and Jude Rogers's story of her love of popular music and the role her father played in igniting it is 'The Sound of Being Human...2023-06-2343 min
Bookwandering with Anna JamesCharmed Life with Katherine RundellIn the first episode I talk to academic and children's author Katherine Rundell about Charmed Life by Diana Wynne Jones, the 1977 beginning of the Chrestmanci series, and why we both rate it as one of the all time greats of children's literature. We also discuss Katherine's 2019 essay, Why You Should Read Children's Books Even Though You Are So Old and Wise, which does an excellent job of pitching the entire purpose of the podcast. All books mentioned can be found here: https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/bookwandering-the-podcastAnna is @acaseforbooks across social platforms and...2023-04-1231 min
5x15Katherine Rundell On Super-Infinite: The Transformations Of John DonneKatherine Rundell is a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford. Her bestselling books for children have been translated into more than thirty languages and have won multiple awards. Rundell is also the author of a book for adults, Why You Should Read Children’s Books, Even Though You Are So Old and Wise. She has written for, among others, the London Review of Books, The Times Literary Supplement, The New York Review of Books and The New York Times: mostly about books, though sometimes about night climbing, tightrope walking, and animals. Her book Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne, an 'u...2023-03-2012 min
London Review Bookshop PodcastKatherine Rundell and Alice Spawls: The Golden MoleKatherine Rundell has been writing about endangered animals in the LRB since 2018. Her new book, The Golden Mole, gathers those essays and new pieces into a bestiary of unusual and underappreciated creatures. Katherine was joined by LRB editor Alice Spawls in a discussion touching on Elizabethan celebrity bears, Amelia Earhart’s bones, and the greatest lie we’ve ever told: that the world is ours for the taking.Find upcoming events on the Bookshop website: lrb.me/eventspodYou can read Katherine’s work in the LRB archives: lrb.me/rundell...2023-02-1554 min
Conversations with TylerKatherine Rundell on the Art of WordsKatherine Rundell is, in a word, enthusiastic. She’s enthusiastic about John Donne. She’s enthusiastic about walking along rooftops. She’s enthusiastic about words, and stories, and food. She has often started her morning with a cartwheel and is currently learning to fly a small plane. A prolific writer, her many children’s books aim to instill the sense of discovery she still remembers from her own unruly childhood adventures—and remind adults of the astonishment that still awaits them. She joined Tyler to discuss how she became obsessed with John Donne, the power of memorizing poetry, the...2023-01-1153 min
Intelligence SquaredThe 12 Books of Christmas, Part 4 – Jonathan Freedland, Will MacAskill and Katherine RundellFor our final look at some of the best books to have hit shelves in 2022, we dive back into standout discussions from the past 12 months including Jonathan Freedland, whose book, The Escape Artist, tells the story of Auschwitz escapees Rudolf Vrba and Alfréd Wetzler. We also revisit our discussion with philosopher Will MacAskill, whose book, What We Owe The Future, claims that society needs to take a far longer-sighted view of how altruism can be effective. The book has also come under scrutiny in the latter half of 2022 due to its influence on the behaviour of billionaire philanthropists. W...2022-12-2554 min
Little AtomsLittle Atoms 793 - Katherine Rundell's The Golden MoleKatherine Rundell talks to Neil about her latest book The Golden Mole. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2022-12-1330 minFront RowTurner Prize nominee Sin Wai Kin, Katherine Rundell on John Donne, Ballet BlackAuthor Katherine Rundell talks to Tom Sutcliffe about her book Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne, which has won this year’s The Baillie Gifford. In the first in a series of interviews with the artists shortlisted for this year’s Turner Prize, Sin Wai Kin discusses how they use performance to challenge misogyny and racism. The acclaimed dance company Ballet Black, known for giving a platform to Black and Asian dancers and choreographers, turns 20 this year. Michael McKenzie visits rehearsals to hear how they are marking the anniversary.And as the Horniman Muse...2022-11-2842 min
Baillie Gifford PrizeThe 2022 Winner: Hear from Katherine RundellTune into the final Read Smart podcast episode of the year, where 2022 prize winner Katherine Rundell discusses her book Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne and how she feels following the announcement. Our host Razia Iqbal also speaks to some of the other guests at the awards ceremony, including former judge Sara Collins, last year’s chair of judges Andrew Holgate and Margaret Busby.
The winner was livestreamed on FacebookLive and YouTube at a gala dinner generously supported by the Blavatnik Family Foundation on Thursday 17 November.
Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne gives readers a glimpse into the tempestuous life of p...2022-11-2425 min
The LRB PodcastConsider the Pangolin, and Other AnimalsKatherine Rundell has been writing about endangered animals in the LRB since 2018. Her new book, The Golden Mole, gathers those essays and new pieces into a bestiary of unusual and underappreciated creatures.Katherine was joined by LRB editor Alice Spawls in a discussion touching on Elizabethan celebrity bears, Amelia Earhart’s bones, and the greatest lie we’ve ever told: that the world is ours for the taking.You can read Katherine’s work in the LRB archives: lrb.me/rundellSign up to our Close Readings podcast subscription: https://lrb.me/closereadingspod...2022-11-2254 min
CreedalHummingbirds, Rushmore, and Mistaken Ideology: What a Week w/Andrew PetiprinThis week, we dive into Wes Anderson's masterpiece Rushmore before covering a misinformation segment that includes art vandalism, a malady called Alice in Wonderland Syndrome, and Heidi Klum's halloween costume. Then we do a close read of Kat Rosenfield's debut piece in National Review and uncover what it reveals about the state of American political polarization today.
Mentioned on the show:
Rushmore by Wes Anderson:
Why I Keep Getting Mistaken for a Conservative by Kat Rosenfield: https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2022/11/07/why-i-keep-getting-mistaken-for-a-conservative/
Depraved Activism by Casey Chalk: https://www.theamericanconservative.com/depraved-activism/
Consider the Hummingbird by...2022-11-021h 10
How To Academy PodcastYuval Noah Harari Meets Katherine Rundell - Unstoppable UsHave you ever wondered how we got here? From hunting mammoths, to flying to the moon?Historian Yuval Noah Harari introduced millions of readers to the story of the human species with his global bestseller Sapiens. His new book Unstoppable Us is the first in a new four-book series telling that story to younger readers. Over the summer he joined children's author and essayist Katherine Rundell on stage to tell us more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices2022-11-011h 12
Baillie Gifford PrizeIn Conversation: Toby Mundy and Katherine Rundell (2022 Shortlist)Tune into the latest episode of The Read Smart Podcast, where our host and director of the Baillie Gifford Prize Toby Mundy, will be joined by Katherine Rundell, author of ‘Super Infinite’ to discuss why you should read about the extraordinary and tempestuous life of John Donne.
Listen now to hear all about it. The podcast is generously supported by the Blavatnik Family Foundation. For more podcasts from The Baillie Gifford Prize, click here. Follow @BGPrize on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, TikTok and YouTube.
If you’re interested in learning more about the books on the shortlist, then join the Baillie Giffor...2022-10-2533 min
BacklistedPilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie DillardAuthors Jay Griffiths and Geoff Dyer are our guests for a discussion of Pilgrim at Tinker Creek. Annie Dillard was only twenty-nine when her first prose book was published in 1974; it went onto win the Pulitzer Prize for Non-Fiction the following year. To discuss this classic of observational nature writing and spiritual enquiry, we are joined by two writers making their Backlisted debuts: Jay Griffiths, the author of Wild: An Elemental Journey and Geoff Dyer, whose most recent book The Last Days of Roger Federer, featured on the Gormenghast episode. By coincidence, Andy has been reading Pages from the...2022-09-061h 14
Private PassionsKatherine RundellKatherine Rundell started writing for children at the age of only 21; in little more than a decade she’s become one of our leading children’s writers, with six books so far, including the award-winning Rooftoppers, the story of a girl who travels across the rooftops of Paris looking for her mother. Katherine herself is a roof climber and a tightrope walker. Born in 1987, she grew up in Zimbabwe and Brussels; after taking her undergraduate degree at Oxford, she was elected a Fellow of All Souls College where she wrote her PhD thesis on John Donne. Her book...2022-07-0931 min
Arts & IdeasThe Tudor MindRoyal Trumpeter John Blanke's image is on show alongside portraits of the Tudor monarchy in an exhibition opening at the Walker Gallery in Liverpool. Blanke is the only black Tudor for whom we have an identifiable picture, painted on horseback in the royal retinue. New Generation Thinker Christina Faraday has been looking at these and other Tudor artworks. She joins Helen Hackett, author of The Elizabethan Mind and music historian Eleanor Chan for a discussion chaired by New Generation Thinker John Gallagher. And what aspects of the Tudor mind do we see at work in the next generation writing...2022-05-2544 min
RHLSTP with Richard HerringRHLSTP Book Club 9 - Katherine RundellRHLSTP Book Club 9 - Super-Infinite - Richard talks to author and academic Katherine Rundell about her beautifully written, passionate and informative biography of the poet John Donne. How much do we know about this incredible poet and sermon writer, was he the womaniser that his poems make him out to be, how brutal was existence 400 years ago, did he write all of the poems ascribed to him and most importantly did John Donne ever see a ghost? Plus was John Donne a misogynist and does Katherine do a cartwheel every morning.Buy this a...2022-05-1335 min
Travels Through TimeKatherine Rundell: John Donne, Super-Infinite (1601)This week we head back to Renaissance England to immerse ourselves in the world of John Donne, one of Britain’s most ingenious poets. We visit playhouses, bear-fighting pits and the poet’s marital bed to better understand Donne’s life and work.
John Donne led many lives, from a young rake in his early years to archdeacon of St Paul’s in his old age. Born into a grand Catholic family who had suffered persecution under Protestant monarchs, he was intimately acquainted with the cruelty of sixteenth-century England. In particular, the tragic death of his younger brother w...2022-04-2657 min
Down The Rabbit HoleFood, Glorious Food, with Katherine Rundell and Kate YoungScour the cupboards, stock the fridge, and get your marmalade sandwiches ready as we talk all about the mouthwatering delights of FOOD in children's literature! What do we remember eating in books when we were younger? Are midnight feasts all they're cracked up to be? And why doesn't real life have as many picnics in as we want it to?
Joining Sam and Caroline around the dinner table with lashings of ginger beer are the award-winning children's writer Katherine Rundell, author of beloved and bestselling books stuffed with plentiful delicious delights, and Kate Young, award-winning food writer...2022-02-2247 min
Books and AuthorsA Good Read: Katherine Rundell and Nathan FilerWriters Katherine Rundell and Nathan Filer bring their favourite books to the table.2022-02-0827 min
Calvert Library's Book Bites for KidsThe Explorer by Katherine RundellEnjoy our presentation of The Explorer written by Katherine Rundell and published by Simon & Schuster. Left stranded in the Amazon jungle when their plane crashes on their way back to England from Manaus, Brazil, four children struggle to survive for days until one of them finds a map that leads them to a ruined city and a secret hidden among the vines. The Explorers was given the Costa Children's Book Award.The Explorer is recommended for ages 8 and up. See review for more information: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/katherine-rundell/the-explorer-rundell/2021-09-0803 minCalvert Library's Book Bites for KidsThe Good Thieves by Katherine RundellEnjoy our presentation of The Good Thieves written by Katherine Rundell and published by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. In 1920s New York City, Vita recruits some new friends, a pickpocket and two circus performers, to help recover an emerald from her grandfather's mansion in upstate New York after he loses his home to an unscrupulous tycoon. This title was a Lectio Book Award Finalist.The Good Thieves is recommended for readers age 8 and up for violence. Please see Common Sense Media for more information and reviews. http://bit.ly/GoodThieves_ReviewThis...2021-04-2109 min
The Elevate PodcastAuthor and Academic Katherine RundellKatherine will leave you hanging onto every word she so profoundly shares. Her interview explores the inspiration behind her award winning books and her passion to motivate our youth and adults alike to keep a sense of adventure and their imaginations alive.
2020-12-2946 min
Story ExplorersKatherine Rundell reads from The Good ThievesThe Good Thieves, Katherine Rundell's fifth novel. It's the story of a group of children who will do anything to right a wrong. Here she is, reading from it. There's a new episode of Story Explorers every day. Subscribe right now so you don't miss any. This is a Pixiu production for Fun Kids.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2020-11-2006 min
Story ExplorersIs this Katherine Rundell's next book?So far this week, we've heard all about Katherine Rundell's life. Now we're giving her our Sequel Challenge You're coming up with some characters, plot points and scenes and Katherine's going to make a sequel to her work! There's a new episode of Story Explorers every day. Subscribe right now so you don't miss any. This is a Pixiu production for Fun Kids.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2020-11-1904 min
Story ExplorersWhat inspires Katherine Rundell?All week we're finding out more about the author of The Explorers, The Good Thieves, The Rooftoppers, and Book of Hopes, Katherine Rundell! We're putting your questions to her and finding out the stories behind her top stories. Today, we're finding out all about who she is in her Author Factfile! There's a new episode of Story Explorers every day. Subscribe right now so you don't miss any. This is a Pixiu production for Fun Kids.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.c...2020-11-1705 min
Story ExplorersKatherine Rundell, author of The ExplorersBen Shires talks to Katherine Rundell, author of The Explorers, The Good Thieves, The Rooftoppers, and Book of Hopes! All week we'll be finding out more about the author, putting your questions to her and finding out the stories behind her top stories. There's a new episode of Story Explorers every day. Subscribe right now so you don't miss any. This is a Pixiu production for Fun Kids.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener fo...2020-11-1604 minThe LRB PodcastKatherine Rundell: Consider the Greenland SharkKatherine Rundell reads her study of the Greenland shark, which can live for 500 years.You can find all the pieces in Katherine Rundell's series of animal studies on her author page on the LRB website: https://lrb.me/rundellpodSubscribe to the LRB from just £1 per issue: mylrb.co.uk/podcast20b Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2020-09-0808 minThe LRB PodcastKatherine Rundell: Consider the LemurKatherine Rundell reads her study of the lemur.You can find all the pieces in Katherine Rundell's series of animal studies on her author page on the LRB website: https://lrb.me/rundellpodSubscribe to the LRB from just £1 per issue: mylrb.co.uk/podcast20b Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2020-07-1407 minThe LRB PodcastKatherine Rundell: Consider the SwiftKatherine Rundell reads her study of the common swift, which flies about two million kilometres in its lifetime.You can find all Katherine Rundell's pieces on animals for the LRB here: https://lrb.me/rundellpodSubscribe to the LRB from just £1 per issue: mylrb.co.uk/podcast20b Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2020-06-2308 min
The High LowLockdown Sex, I May Destroy You, and Rhik Samadder's I Never Said I Loved YouIn today's episode, we discuss the findings on Sex In Lockdown: Keep Shagging And Carry On; the astounding work that is Michaela Coel's I May Destroy You and in light of JK Rowling's comments last week, some recommendations for understanding the trans experience. We also feature an exclusive extract from the writer Rhik Samadder's memoir about mental health, love and family, I Never Said I Loved You and lots more podcast recs from Dolly. Plus! Ask The High Low is back.E-mail thehighlowshow@gmail.comTweet@thehighlowshowShop thehighlowshop...2020-06-1700 min
Ignite Your Mind With Free AudiobookGood Thieves Audiobook by Katherine RundellListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 387780
Title: Good Thieves
Author: Katherine Rundell
Narrator: Margaret Cabourn-Smith
Format: Unabridged
Length: 05:18:13
Language: English
Release date: 08-27-19
Publisher: Recorded Books
Genres: Kids, Health & Family
Summary:
'Vita set her jaw, and nodded at New York City in greeting, as a boxer greets an opponent before a fight.' Fresh off the boat from England, Vita Marlowe has a job to do. Her beloved grandfather Jack has been cheated out of his home and possessions by a notorious conman with Mafia connections. Seeing Jack's spirit is broken, Vita is...2019-08-275h 18
Good Reading PodcastThe death-defying adventures of Katherine RundellKatherine Rundell has tiptoed along tightropes, piloted small planes, illegally strutted across the rooftops of Oxford, galloped through herds of zebras in Zimbabwe and hunted for tasty piranhas in the Amazon. The Costa Award-winning author tells Angus Dalton how her daring adventures inspire her children’s novels including The Explorer and her new book about a daring heist in 1920s New York, The Good Thieves. Listen on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/2NGVDYKListen on Google Podcasts: bit.ly/2MXSxQ8The Explorer: bit.ly/30RlwM9The Good Thieves: bit.ly/2YU9yPO2019-07-0126 min
Good Reading PodcastThe death-defying adventures of Katherine RundellKatherine Rundell has tiptoed along tightropes, piloted small planes, illegally strutted across the rooftops of Oxford, galloped through herds of zebras in Zimbabwe and hunted for tasty piranhas in the Amazon.
The Costa Award-winning author tells Angus Dalton how her daring adventures inspire her children’s novels including The Explorer and her new book about a daring heist in 1920s New York, The Good Thieves.
Listen on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/2NGVDYK
Listen on Google Podcasts: bit.ly/2MXSxQ8
The Explorer: bit.ly/30RlwM9
The Good Thieves: bit.ly/2YU9yPO2019-07-0126 minArts & IdeasBreaking Down the BarriersRana Mitter hears about a project that assesses the experiences of Muslim women in the UK cultural industries and talks to political artist John Keane. Author Katherine Rundell explains why adults should be reading children's books. Plus New Generation Thinker Majed Akhter on the sailor and activist Dada Amir Haider Khan and why his global approach to workers' rights has lessons for us now.Beyond Faith: Muslim Women Artists Today which includes work by Usarae Gul is at the Whitworth, Manchester from Friday 14th June until October 2019John Keane's exhibition If you knew me. If...2019-06-1144 min
Listen, Relax and Enjoy the Wonders of Full AudiobookInto the Jungle Audiobook by Katherine RundellListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 357991
Title: Into the Jungle
Author: Katherine Rundell
Narrator: Nicole Arumugam
Format: Unabridged
Length: 03:42:01
Language: English
Release date: 11-15-18
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Genres: Kids, Animals & Nature, Classics
Summary:
Into the Jungle is a modern classic in the making, as Katherine Rundell creates charming and compelling origin stories for all Kipling's best-known characters, from Baloo and Shere Khan to Kaa and Bagheera. As Mowgli travels through the Indian jungle, this brilliantly visual tale, which weaves each short story together into a wider whole, will make readers both laugh and...2018-11-153h 42
Unlock the Magic of Words with Free AudiobookExplorer Audiobook by Katherine RundellListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 332283
Title: Explorer
Author: Katherine Rundell
Narrator: Peter Noble
Format: Unabridged
Length: 06:44:09
Language: English
Release date: 04-06-18
Publisher: Recorded Books
Genres: Kids, Health & Family, Sports
Summary:
From Boston Globe-Horn Book Award winner Katherine Rundell comes an exciting new novel about a group of kids who must survive in the Amazon after their plane crashes. Fred, Con, Lila, and Max are on their way back to England from Manaus when the plane they're on crashes and the pilot dies upon landing. For days they survive alone, until Fred finds...2018-04-066h 44
Read On - The Audiobook Show from RNIBThe Costa Book Awards with Jon McGregor, Rebecca Stott and Katherine RundellWe talk to three winners of The Costa Book Award 2017.
Jon McGregor talks about 'Reservoir 13', winner of the Novel of the Year, Rebecca Stott talks about her Biography of the Year 'In the Days of Rain: A Daughter. A Father. A Cult', and we go exploring with Children's Book of the Year winner, Katherine Rundell ... who also gives us the books of her life.2018-01-2657 minFront RowCosta Book Awards Special: Jon McGregor, Katherine Rundell, Rebecca Stott, Helen Dunmore and Gail HoneymanA special episode featuring all five winners of the Costa Book Awards 2017. The winner of the novel category Jon McGregor talks about how he wrote his stunning portrait of an English country village, Reservoir 13. Katherine Rundell, winner of the children’s book category, reveals how she ate tinned tarantula for her adventure story The Explorer. The biography winner Rebecca Stott discusses In the Days of Rain which tells the story of her family’s life in a cult and how they escaped. The novelist Louise Doughty discusses the late Helen Dunmore and her last collection of poems, Insi...2018-01-0949 minFront RowNeil Cross, Katherine Rundell, Book prize judgingNeil Cross, the creator of Luther talks about his new BBC One series Hard Sun. The pre-apocalyptic crime drama follows two detectives who stumble upon proof that the world faces certain destruction, a fact the British Government is trying to suppressKatherine Rundell is the winner of the Costa Children's Book Award 2017 for The Explorer, a classic adventure story of four children whose plane crashes in the Amazon. Scholar, tightrope walker and amateur pilot Katherine Rundell explains the importance of the novel's environmental themes and why eating tinned tarantulas was an essential part of her research.2018-01-0328 min
Simon KidsKatherine Rundell's Inspiration for THE EXPLORERGo behind the scenes with author Katherine Rundell on THE EXPLORER, an exciting novel about a group of kids who must survive in the Amazon after their plane crashes.2017-06-3001 min
World Book Day - A World of Stories OnlineRooftoppers by Katherine RundellRooftoppers
By Katherine Rundell
Read by Gordon Griffin
Winner of the Blue Peter Book Award and the Waterstones Children's Book Prize, Rooftoppers is a charming novel.
Everyone thinks that Sophie is an orphan. Found floating in a cello case, she is the only recorded female survivor of a shipwreck on the English Channel. But Sophie remembers seeing her mother wave for help… When the child welfare agency threatens to send Sophie to an orphanage, Sophie and her guardian flee to Paris to find her mother, starting with the only clue she ha...2017-02-2406 minDown The Rabbit Hole28 October 2014 | Episode 6: Benji Davies and Katherine RundellKatherine, Melissa and Louise are joined in the studio by award-winning author Katherine Rundell and picture book creator Benji Davies to discuss three new children’s books. Also including a special feature with Young Bond author Steve Cole and his son Tobey, who interviewed each other for the programme, plus some spooky book recommendations for Halloween.2014-10-2828 min
Indulge Your Ears, Full Audiobook Erase All FearsRooftoppers Audiobook by Katherine RundellListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 200453
Title: Rooftoppers
Author: Katherine Rundell
Narrator: Nicola Barber
Format: Unabridged
Length: 05:50:00
Language: English
Release date: 09-24-13
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
Genres: Kids, Health & Family
Summary:
“The beauty of sky, music, and the belief in ‘extraordinary things’ triumph in this whimsical and magical tale” (Publishers Weekly) about a girl in search of her past who discovers a secret rooftop world in Paris.
Everyone thinks that Sophie is an orphan. True, there were no other recorded female survivors from the shipwreck that left baby Sophie floating in the English Channel...2013-09-245h 50Get the Popular Titles Audiobooks in Kids, Ages 8-10Rooftoppers Audiobook by Katherine RundellListen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go tohttp://hotaudiobook.com/freeTitle: Rooftoppers
Author: Katherine Rundell
Narrator: Nicola Barber
Format: Unabridged
Length: 5 hrs and 50 mins
Language: English
Release date: 09-24-13
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 48 votes
Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10
Publisher's Summary:
Embrace possibility in this luminous novel about a girl in search of her past who discovers a secret rooftop world in Paris.
Everyone thinks that Sophie is an orphan. True, there were no other recorded female survivors from the shipwreck that left baby Sophie floating in the English Channel in a cello...2013-09-245h 50