The Icarus Project More than anything, Maya wants to discover something incredible. Along with a team of international experts, each with his or her own agenda and theory about the mystery in the ice, Maya learns more a
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| Title | : | The Icarus Project |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.99 (162 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1419704028 |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2012-11-01 |
| Genre | : |
Editorial : From School Library Journal Gr 5-7-Maya lives and breathes science. Her mother, a respected anthropologist, often travels abroad to study ancient civilizations, leaving the 13-year-old with her father. When her dad, a paleontologist, is asked to lead an expedition in the Arctic to uncover the possible remains of a woolly mammoth, Maya goes along. The expedition is funded by a wealthy adventurer, and he has included a host of international scientists, some with questionable intentions-one has ties to the Russian mob and another plans to take the mammoth's DNA back to Japan to clone it. Kyle, a boy Maya's age, is accompanying his mother, another scientist on the team. When it turns out that there is no woolly mammoth, but rather a unique mystical creature hidden in the ice, Maya and Kyle decide to join forces to save it from further destructive scientific experimentation. With the first half of the novel grounded firmly in the world of science, the transition to the realm of the magical
More than anything, Maya wants to discover something incredible. Her parents are scientists: Her mother spends most of her time in tropical rainforests, uncovering ancient artifacts, and her dad is obsessed with digging up mammoths. When her father gets invited by an eccentric billionaire to lead a team investigating a mammoth’s remains in the Arctic, Maya begs to come along. Upon her arrival at the isolated camp, the mammoth is quickly revealed to be a fake, but there is something hidden in the ice—something unbelievable. Along with a team of international experts, each with his or her own agenda and theory about the mystery in the ice, Maya learns more about this discovery, which will change her life forever.Laura Quimby expertly mixes adventure, science, and wonder into a page-turning story perfect for middle-grade explorers.Praise for The Icarus Project"Who wouldn’t want to find something earth-shatteringly unique while on an Arctic expedition? Quimb
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