A full-color illustrated edition of one ofthe world's best loved stories, Robinson Crusoe, illustratedby world-renowned illustrator Robert Ingpen.

"Ingpen's drawings are utterly compelling"--Michael Morpurgo

Young and impulsive, Robinson Crusoe defies the advice ofhis 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 iscaptured by pirates and made a slave in the port of Sallee.

Through all these hardships, Crusoe's determination andresourcefulness fills him with hope for a better life, and fate delivers himthe opportunity for freedom, friendship and riches. But it is when he is shipwreckedon a deserted island that he faces his greatest test: not simply to survive butto thrive.

The perfect gift for a young adventurer.  Share your beloved childhood stories with thenext generation!

From the Backmatter:

Defoe died on 24 April 1731, possibly in hiding from thoseto whom he owed money. His cause of death was probably a stroke. He was buriedin Bunhill Fields in London and in 1870 a statue was erected there in hismemory..