Want to get a sneak peak at few Wild Ride pages? Then head over to the Previews page and check out some of Michael Deas’ great art for the first book in the Graphic Guide Adventure series. Not only will you see the final pages, you can check out Mike’s rough pencil sketches to see how the illustrations developed into the stunning art work you’ll find in Wild Ride.
Monthly Archive for August, 2007
The big day is getting close! Wild Ride will be in bookstores very soon.
The first printings have arrived at the Orca offices in beautiful Victoria, BC. And illustrator Mike Deas, lucky west coaster that he is, has the photo evidence to prove it.
Mike lives in Victoria, so all he had to do was walk around the block to grab his copies. Me? Well, I have to check the mailbox compulsively for the next week, while my copies make the 3000 km journey across Canada. Lucky books. That cross-country journey is a beautiful one.
It’s always exciting to see your new creations finally printed and bound for the first time. So, I feel a bit like a kid before his birthday, eagerly counting down the days and waiting as patiently as I can. But I really hate waiting.
Maybe I’ll go check the mail just one more time.
Devin, Nadia and Marcus are on their way to visit their parents who are working to stop a logging company from clear-cutting a remote valley.
When their plane crashes and the pilot is killed, the kids are left to survive in the wild with Wiley, an environment ministry bureaucrat and the only other passenger on the plane.
Learning to build a shelter and make a fire in the woods, they discover that Wiley is not all that he seems and will do anything to stop his secret getting out.
On the run and in mortal danger, the three must outrun Wiley, escape a raging forest fire and outwit a hungry grizzly bear to make it to safety.
Combining pulse-pounding adventure and survival skills in a colorful graphic novel format, Graphic Guides are sure to be a hit with young readers. Wild Ride is illustrated by Michael Deas and packed with survival tips including how to build a fire and set a broken limb.
Learn more about Wild Ride at Orca Book Publishers.
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