Dive in to the ultimate tale of shipwreck and survival in this illustrated, finely crafted keepsake edition of the classic adventure story that has thrilled readers for nearly three centuries.
After a fierce storm at sea, Robinson Crusoe is marooned on an uncharted island, with only a few bits of his wrecked ship’s flotsam and jetsam to sustain him. For more than two decades, he faces the wrath of nature and the struggle to stay alive with little more than his wits to save him. Then, following an encounter with cannibals, a tribesman named Friday becomes Crusoe’s only ally. As their relationship develops, the line between servant and friend begins to blur, and the possibility of freedom for them both at last looms on the horizon.
This collectible edition of a beloved adventure includes a soft-touch cover, gold foiling, and luminous illustrations from N.C. Wyeth, whose oil paintings perfectly depict the roiling seas, baking sun, and vast expanse of open space.
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Born into a large family and raised on a farm in Yellow Springs, Ohio, Ms. Hamilton grew up listening to stories shared by her mother and father. While studying writing at the New School for Social Research in New York City, she met a young poet, Arnold Adoff, and the two were married in March 1960. In 1968, Ms. Hamilton''s first book, Zeely SS, 0-02-742470-7; Aladdin, 0-689-71695-8. Ages 10 up, edited by Richard Jackson, was published; and she and her family which now included her daughter Leigh and her son Jaime moved back to Yellow Springs, building their home on land that had been in Ms. Hamilton''s family for generations. Ms. Hamilton''s second book, The House Of Dies Drear SS, 0-02-742500-2; Aladdin, 0-02-043520-7. Ages 12 up, was published in 1968 and won the Edgar Allan Poe Award for best juvenile mystery. The success of these first two novels heralded a long and prolific career full of accolades and the most prestigious awards in children''s literature.
Ms. Hamilton won the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 1992 and the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award in 1995 for her body of work. Also in 1995, Ms.Hamilton received a John D. and Catherine C. MacArthur Fellowship, presented to "talented individuals who have shown extraordinary originality and dedication in their creative pursuits" and have demonstrated "exceptional creativity, promise for important future advances based on a track record of significant accomplishment, and potential for the fellowship to facilitate subsequent creative work." She was the first African American to win the Newbery Medal, which was presented to her for M.C. Higgins, the Great Aladdin, 0-02-043490-1; Aladdin, 0-689-71694-X; SS, 0-689-83074-2. Ages 10 up. M.C. Higgins, the Great was also the first of only two books ever to win the Newbery Medal, the National Book Award, and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award. Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush PhilomelPenguin Putnam, 1982, The Planet Of Junior Brown SS, 0-02-742510-X; Aladdin, 0-689-71721-0; Aladdin, 0-02-043540-1, and In The Beginning: Creation Stories From Around The World Harcourt, 1988 were all Newbery Honor books. Ms. Hamilton won the Coretta Scott King Award three times, and three times her books were selected as Coretta Scott King Award Honor books. Twice she won the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Fiction for M.C. Higgins the Great and for Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush, while Anthony Burns: The Defeat and Triumph of a Fugitive Slave Knopf, 1988 won the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Nonfiction. In 1996 the NAACP Image Award was presented to her for Her Stories: African American Folktales, Fairy Tales, And True Tales Blue Sky PressScholastic, 1995. She was also a winner of the Regina Medal of the Catholic Library Association, and in 1984 an annual children''s literature lecture was established in her name at Kent State University.
Ms. Hamilton''s writing career spanned more than thirty years, during which time she was awarded every major honor for children''s book writing. To learn more about Ms. Hamilton and her books, please visit her Web site: http:www.virginiahamilton.com
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