Robinson Crusoe (Illustrated Classics for Children)

by Daniel Defoe, Saviour Pirotta (Abridged by)

Overview

When his ship is destroyed at sea, Robinson Crusoe is the only survivor. Washed ashore on a desert island, he builds a shelter, hunts for food, and learns to fend for himself. After years of solitude, Crusoe discovers he may not be alone after all. Who else is on the island? And will Crusoe ever make his way back home?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781435148246
Publisher:	Sandy Creek
Publication date:	08/20/2013
Series:	Illustrated Classics for Children
Pages:	48
Product dimensions:	7.14(w) x 9.04(h) x 0.46(d)
Age Range:	6 - 9 Years

About the Author

Daniel Defoe (1660–1731) was an English author best known for his adventure novel, Robinson Crusoe, that he wrote later in life. A prolific writer, Defoe authored several books on economics, history, biography and crime. He pursued a variety of careers including merchant, soldier, secret agent and political pamphleteer, but is best remembered for his fiction. Daniel Defoe's other widely read books include Roxana, Moll Flanders and A Journal of the Plague Year. The name of the Robinson Crusoe Island, located in the South Pacific Ocean off the coast of Chile, was inspired by Defoe's famous story.