The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (Calico Illustrated Classics Series)

by Daniel Defoe, Jan Fields, Eric Scott Fisher (Illustrator)

Overview

In Daniel Defoe's classic tale of survival and courage, Robinson Crusoe is shipwrecked on a deserted island. He uses his wits and resources to build shelter, farm, and survive for twenty-eight years! Crusoe's adventures surviving loneliness, taming wild animals, and battling mutineers have been adapted for young readers. Crusoe's strength, courage, and faith are tested in the Calico Illustrated Classics adaptation of Defoe's The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe. Calico Chapter Books is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO Group. Grades 3-8.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781602707030
Publisher:	ABDO Publishing Company
Publication date:	01/01/2010
Series:	Calico Illustrated Classics Series
Pages:	112
Product dimensions:	5.60(w) x 7.80(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	9 - 10 Years

About the Author

London-born Daniel Defoe (1660-1731) pursued a variety of careers including merchant, soldier, secret agent, and political pamphleteer. He wrote books on economics, history, biography, and crime. But he is best remembered for his fiction, which he began to write late in his life and which includes the novels Moll Flanders, Roxana, and the celebrated Robinson Crusoe.