书名：Journey to the River Sea蝴蝶天堂探险记

读者对象：8-12岁 

作者：Eva Ibbotson 

出版社名称：Penguin Putnam Inc 

出版时间：2003 

语种：英文 

ISBN：9780142501849 

商品尺寸：12.9 x 20 x 2.1 cm 

包装：平装 

页数：304（以实物为准）我们从哪儿来，我们往何处去？每个人心中都有一个梦想，当心不再被想象与感官的幻相所束缚，那就是自由的起点。

玛雅，孤独而富有的孤女，渴望一个温暖的新家，却遇到了行径古怪又自私自利的远房亲戚，满心期待的新生活恍如一场梦魇；克洛威斯，漂泊困顿的剧团小演员，深切怀念英国贵族式的闲适与优雅；芬恩，神秘且变幻莫测的贵族男孩，不愿继承爵位，只想如林中的潘神，驾着独木舟在漂流中追寻梦想中的生活，却因而遭到追捕…… 原本毫不相干的人们在追逐梦想的途中相遇，他们的故事如同巴西境内那些色彩斑斓的河流，最终都汇入亚马逊这个充满丰沛生命力的瑰丽世界。 亚马逊丛林究竟是“绿色地狱”还是“自由天堂”？ 英国桂冠作家精心构思了一个发生在亚马逊丛林的生命成长故事，以清新温存的笔调，娓娓道出一段温文尔雅的英式乡愁和“蛮荒之地”的冒险冲动杂糅的奇幻旅程，关于历史、雨林、探险、勇气、自由、成长，还有爱。

With the memorable characters and plot twists she brings to her best-selling fantasies, acclaimed author Eva Ibbotson has written a hair-raising novel, set in turn-of-the-last-century Brazil. Accompanied by Miss Minton, a fierce-looking, no-nonsense governess, Maia, a young orphan, sets off for the wilderness of the Amazon, expecting curtains of orchids, brightly colored macaws, and a loving family. But what she finds is an evil-tempered aunt and uncle and their spoiled daughters. It is only when she is swept up in a mystery involving a young Indian boy, a homesick child actor, and a missing inheritance that Maia lands in the middle of the Amazon adventure she's dreamed of. Readers of every generation will treasure Ibbotson's lush historical adventure that harkens back to the beloved classics of Frances Hodgson Burnett and Louisa May Alcott. 伊娃伊博森，被推崇为与为与J.K.罗琳比肩的耀眼文学之星。出生于奥地利的维也纳，后到英国北部定居，育有三个儿子及一个女儿。曾荣获雀巢聪明豆文学奖金奖、卫报小说奖、卡耐基文学奖提名奖、惠特布雷德文学奖提名奖、蓝彼得图书奖提名奖、学校图书馆杂志图书奖等多项大奖。有多部作品被改编成电影、电视剧。

《蝴蝶天堂探险记》作为作者经代表作，每个角色各有特质，以致形成强烈的对比与张力，也各有自己的故事，故事间又巧妙地互为牵连，构成《蝴蝶天堂探险记》这本具有丰富情节与深刻人性的冒险小说，同时攫获了儿童与成人的心，并带给读者真诚的感动，为读者提供一个广阔而深沉的阅读与思考空间。

Eva Ibbotson,born Maria Charlotte Michelle Wiesner, was an Austrian-born British novelist, known for her children's books. Some of her novels for adults have been successfully reissued for the young adult market in recent years. For the historical novel Journey to the River Sea, she won the Smarties Prize in category 9-11 years, garnered unusual commendation as runner up for the Guardian Prize, and made the Carnegie, Whitbread, and Blue Peter shortlists. She was a finalist for the 2010 Guardian Prize at the time of her death. Her last book, The Abominables, was one of eight books on the longlist for the same award in 2012.

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