| The Coral Island Abridged Edition Contributor(s): Ballantyne, Robert Michael (Author), Ballantyne, R. M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0140367616 ISBN-13: 9780140367614 Publisher: Puffin Books OUR PRICE: $4.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 1994 Annotation: The Coral Island, published in 1858 and one of his earliest books, is his best memorial today. It is a retelling of the potent myth of the castaway. Three young sailors, sole survivors of a wreck, discover the enchanting beauty of the South Pacific and learn to hunt and fish, and to build a shelter. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Classics - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 1250 |
| Physical Information: 0.73" H x 5.05" W x 7.76" (0.49 lbs) 296 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Fifteen-year-old Ralph, mischievous young Peterkin and clever, brave Jack are shipwrecked on a coral reef with only a telescope and a broken pocketknife between them. At first the island seems a paradise, with its plentiful foods and wealth of natural wonders. But then a party of cannibals arrives, and after that a pirate ship...what is to become of them? |