Author: Eva Ibbotson
Genres: Children's Adventure, Fiction, Juvenile, Middle Grade
Publisher: Puffin Books
Moving to South America to live with her English adoptive family on a rubber plantation, Maia and her governess feel excited about the unusual things they will see and experience, despite their new family's wish to keep matters very proper in the middle of the jungle.
(The Natural World & Adventure)
This is a wonderful story about friendship and Maia’s developing relationship with the natural world around her. Although set in 1910, it has a both a modern and classic feel. A fabulous story with a strong, dynamic female character.
