Classic Starts: Robinson Crusoe
By (Author) Daniel Defoe
Abridged by Deanna McFadden
Illustrated by Jamel Akib
Afterword by Arthur Pober
Sterling Juvenile
Sterling Juvenile
28th March 2006
12th October 2006
United States
Children
Fiction
823.914
Hardback
160
Width 137mm, Height 191mm
A shipwreck. A sole survivor, stranded on a deserted island. What could be more appealing to children than Robinson Crusoes amazing adventure Set in the 17th century, and unfolding over a 30-year period, it offers plenty of suspense and everyday detail about how Crusoe manages to stay alive. Additionally, it paints a fascinating portrait of the ageincluding references to slavery and Europes view of the New World.