Robinson Crusoe Written Anew for Children

by James Baldwin


Description:  Adaptation of the story of Robinson Crusoe for children. Relates how the shipwrecked sailor makes a new life for himself on the island, crafting shelter, food, and clothing for himself from the few tools he rescued from the ship and what he is able to find on the island. Living on the island for over twenty years before he is finally rescued, he reinvents almost everything necessary for daily sustenance.


Additional information:

Ages:  7-9
Length:  182 pages
Format:  Paperback, Ebook
Illustrations:  Black and white
Year published:  2006
ISBN:  978-1-59915-180-9
Genres:  Literature, Readers

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Table of Contents

1. I Wish To Be a Sailor
2. I Make My First Voyage 
3. I See Much of the World 
4. I Undertake a New Venture 
5. I Am Shipwrecked 
6. I Am Cast upon a Strange Shore 
7. I Find a Strange Lodging Place 
8. I Visit the Wreck 
9. I Make Me a Raft 
10. I Carry Some Things Ashore 
11. I Learn That I Am on an Island 
12. I Have a Strange Visitor 
13. I Find a Great Store of Things 
14. I Build Me a Castle 
15. I Go A-Hunting 
16. I Keep Myself Busy 
17. I Have a Great Fright 
18. I Explore My Island 
19. I Get Ready for Winter 
20. I Make Me a Calendar 
21. I Sow Some Grain 
22. I Make a Long Journey 
23. I Harvest My Grain 
24. I Work under Many Difficulties 
25. I Become a Potter 

26. I Build a Big Canoe
27. I Make an Umbrella 
28. I Have a Perilous Adventure 
29. I Am Alarmed by a Voice 
30. I Am Happy as a King 
31. I Learn to Bake and Am Prosperous 
32. I See Something in the Sand 
33. I Am Again Alarmed 
34. I Make a Surprising Discovery 
35. I Explore My Cave Further 
36. I See Savages 
37. I Discover a Wreck 
38. I Make Another Voyage 
39. I Have a Queer Dream 
40. I Get Hold of a Savage 
41. I Am Pleased with My Man Friday 
42. I Teach Friday Many Things 
43. I Make a New Boat 
44. I See a Strange Sail 
45. I Make a Bold Rescue 
46. I Have an Anxious Day 
47. I Am Called Governor 
48. I Have a New Suit of Clothes 
49. I Bring My Tale to a Close

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