Robinson Crusoe
Hardback
Main Details
Title |
Robinson Crusoe
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Daniel Defoe
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Illustrated by Katy Elphinstone
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Retold by Margaret Elphinstone
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Series | Baker Street Readers |
Physical Properties |
Format:Hardback | Pages:64 | Dimensions(mm): Height 204,Width 135 |
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ISBN/Barcode |
9781912464210
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Classifications | Dewey:823.92 |
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Audience | |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Baker Street Press
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Imprint |
Baker Street Press
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Publication Date |
5 June 2019 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Age range 8 to 12 Defying his parents, Robinson Crusoe goes to sea. He is captured by pirates but escapes to Brazil. He makes a fortune using slave labour to grow tobacco and sugar. He sails to Africa to bring back more slaves but is shipwrecked on an uninhabited island. Everyone else is drowned. For over twenty years he lives alone. He learns to hunt and fish and make shelter. Then the cannibals arrive. Will this be the end of his adventure - or the chance to escape?
Author Biography
Daniel Defoe (1660 - 1731) was an English writer best known now for his "Robinson Crusoe".
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