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The Search for the Giant Arctic Jellyfish

Chloe Savage author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Walker Books Ltd

Published:5th Oct '23

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A moving tale of grit, endurance and self-belief to inspire young explorers and dreamers from a stunningly talented debut.

Dr Morley is about to embark on a quest to the northernmost tip of the world, to discover a creature that everyone talks about but nobody has ever seen: The Giant Arctic Jellyfish. After years of research and hard graft, she gathers together a highly trained crew and a boat full of specialist equipment, and sets sail for the vast icy scapes of the Arctic. Will she find what she is searching for? Or will it find her?

From debut author-illustrator Chloe Savage comes a beautifully detailed adventure into the unknown, sure to captivate the imagination of young explorers.

The suspenseful story of an Arctic expedition in which the reader can see what the explorers cannot. The book has a sense of wonder, some surprises and detailed images that invite scrutiny. * Sunday Times *
Chloe Savage keeps the suspense flowing […] Her detailed illustrations, given plenty of room, will fascinate budding artists, scientists and explorers. -- Alex O'Connell * the Times *
This magical illustrated book sparkles with a seamless blend of scientific endeavour, magical adventure and passion for the wild. Chloe Savage’s enchanting debut is a journey to the end of the Earth that will charge the imaginations of younger readers with an appetite for adventure. * Children's Book of the Month, BBC Wildlife *
This is a wonderful story of exploration and endurance. * Juno *
I fell for this beautiful book when it first came out- before Chloe Savage, rightfully, won the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 2024: Best Illustrated Book- with it... The Search for the Giant Arctic Jellyfish is the very believable story of an Arctic explorer and her dedicated team made magical by the stunning illustrations which do- incredibly well- two of the things that children love in a picture story book- offering minute detail, of the can-you-spot, countable kind, and the ‘it’s-behind-you’ (underneath you, just round the corner from you) kind of surprise; right to the very end…Which, for any grown-up who’s had to call it a day on a dream, brings a tear to the eye while at the same time managing to remind us that an ending is not always the end. * Dumfries & Galloway Life Magazine *

  • Winner of Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2024 (UK)
  • Short-listed for English 4-11 Book Awards Leicester 2023 (UK)
  • Short-listed for The Carnegie Medal 2024 (UK)
  • Short-listed for Hampshire Book Award 2024 (UK)

ISBN: 9781529512878

Dimensions: 300mm x 207mm x 3mm

Weight: 175g

32 pages