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Classic Starts®: Robinson Crusoe

By Arthur Pober and Daniel Defoe and Deanna McFadden
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An abridged and illustrated chapter book retelling of Robinson Crusoe, part of the bestselling Classic Starts series that has sold more than 8 million copies! Young and impulsive, Robinson Crusoe thinks only of adventure and camaraderie when he runs away to become a sailor. Instead, he... Read More
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Young and impulsive, Robinson Crusoe thinks only of adventure and comradery when he runs away to become a sailor. Instead, he finds himself marooned on a deserted island, the sole survivor of a horrible shipwreck. Follow the castaway's absorbing struggle for survival, as seen through his own eyes.

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An abridged and illustrated chapter book retelling of Robinson Crusoe, part of the bestselling Classic Starts series that has sold more than 8 million copies!

Young and impulsive, Robinson Crusoe thinks only of adventure and camaraderie when he runs away to become a sailor. Instead, he finds himself marooned on a deserted island, the sole survivor of a horrible shipwreck.

Follow the castaway's absorbing struggle for survival, as seen through his own eyes.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781454942405

Publisher: Union Square & Co.

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 12 February 2026

Country: United States

Imprint: Union Square Kids

Illustration: 10 b/w illus.

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 140.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 320g

Pages: 160

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Arthur Pober Children's Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Classic Fiction Daniel Defoe Deanna McFadden

About the Author

Daniel Defoe (1660-1731) was born in London. He was a well-known novelist, merchant, pamphleteer, political radical, and journalist. As a young boy, Defoe experienced two of the greatest tragedies Britain had ever seen: the Great Plague of London in 1665 and the Great Fire of London in 1666. His novel The Life and Strange Surprising Adventure of Robinson Crusoe was published in 1719 to critical acclaim.

Deanna McFadden is the Executive Publishing Director of Wattpad WEBTOON Book Group. She is the author of several titles in the Classic Starts series, including Classic Starts : Little Women, Classic Starts : Frankenstein, and Classic Starts : Grimm's Fairy Tales. She lives in Toronto, Canada.

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