By Daniel Defoe (author) , Robert Ingpen (illustrator) Part of the Robert Ingpen Illustrated Classics series
"The story of Crusoe’s life on an island is a lyrical study of a place as well as an inspiring story of one man’s resourcefulness"
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Michael Morpugo’s Kensuke’s Kingdom is just one of the very many stories for adults and children alike that have been inspired by Daniel Defoe’s classic shipwreck story. Written over 300 years ago, the story of Robinson Crusoe, an impulsive young man who runs away to sea against the best efforts of his parents to stop him, is packed full of gripping action as Crusoe survives the worst the elements throw at him before he is shipwrecked on an apparently uninhabited island.
The story of Crusoe’s life on an island is a lyrical study of a place as well as an inspiring story of one man’s resourcefulness. In this adapted edition award-winning illustrator Robert Ingpen’s illustrations bring Daniel Defoe’s classic story to life in timeless images.
These adventures, so thrillingly imagined by Defoe, were first published in 1719 and Robinson Crusoe has continued to delight and enthral readers of all ages for three hundred years. This edition has been adapted for children and is masterfully illustrated by Hans Christian Andersen Award-winning artist Robert Ingpen.
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Young and impulsive, Robinson Crusoe defies the advice of his parents and runs away to sea. He is plagued by misfortune at every turn; his first ship sinks in a violent storm, his friend and mentor dies, then he is captured by Turkish pirates and made a slave in the Moorish port of Sallee.
Through all these hardships, Crusoe's determination and resourcefulness fills him with hope for a better life, and fate delivers him the opportunity for freedom, friendship and riches. But it is when he is shipwrecked on a deserted island that he faces his greatest test: not simply to survive but to thrive. The island is filled with beauty and riches of its own kind and here Crusoe is king, but it is blighted by a terrible danger - a hidden horror - that threatens not only Crusoe's encampment but his very life.
'Ingpen's drawings are utterly compelling' - Michael Morpurgo
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The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Robinson Crusoe A Robert Ingpen Illustrated Classic and determined it is suitable for children aged 7-10 years old
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Robinson Crusoe A Robert Ingpen Illustrated Classic was written by Daniel Defoe and published by Welbeck Publishing Group
Robinson Crusoe A Robert Ingpen Illustrated Classic has 224 pages
Yes it is part of Robert Ingpen Illustrated Classics series
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