Enid Blyton
Paperback | Pages: 256 pages Rating: 4.1 | 23289 Users | 974 Reviews
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| Original Title: | Five on a Treasure Island |
| ISBN: | 0340796146 (ISBN13: 9780340796146) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | The Famous Five #1, Fünf Freunde Hörspiele #20 |
| Characters: | George Kirrin (Famous Five), Dick Kirrin, Timmy, Tinker, Anne (Famous Five), Julian (Famous Five) |
| Setting: | United Kingdom |
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The very first Famous Five adventure, featuring Julian, Dick, Anne, not forgetting tomboy George and her beloved dog, Timmy! There's a shipwreck off Kirrin Island! But where is the treasure? The Famous Five are on the trail - looking for clues - but they're not alone! Someone else has got the same idea. Time is running out for the Famous Five, who will follow the clues and get to the treasure first?Specify About Books Five on a Treasure Island (The Famous Five #1)
| Title | : | Five on a Treasure Island (The Famous Five #1) |
| Author | : | Enid Blyton |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 256 pages |
| Published | : | June 14th 2001 by Hodder (first published 1942) |
| Categories | : | Childrens. Fiction. Adventure. Mystery. Classics |
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Ratings: 4.1 From 23289 Users | 974 ReviewsComment On About Books Five on a Treasure Island (The Famous Five #1)
Its fair to say I devoured Enid Blyton books with a passion as a kid. Now having read again the first in my favourite series - The Famous Five - its odd to reflect back. For one thing, the gender stereotypes are truly appalling, and surely simply wouldnt be allowed today. But I read these books in the 1970s and its a real reminder of how our opinions on such things have changed significantly. But on the positive side, the gumption and free-range attitude of the kids is a wonderful aspect ofI loved this and I knew I would as it's a childhood re-read.I had forgotten a lot of the details and this book still had me at the edge of my seat at the age of 21. I just love it. I recommend you read it, even if you think you've outgrown it! A classic, fun, tense, warming, summery read.I feel at home reading it.
Jess, my 7-year old girl, gives it 5 stars.Comments while reading:"Georgina is a girl but she wants to be called 'George'. Is she a tomboy?""Who says that boys never cry? The boys in my class cry. A lot!""Uncle Quentin is scary!""George is like a volcano --- she's always angry or is about to get angry.""How can a kid own an island?""Awww, Tim is so cute!""Why can't Anne keep a secret? She's such a baby!""I like it when George took an axe and wrecked the bad guys' motorboat. She's so fierce!""I
"That doesn't look like a new book," my husband said to me last night when he saw me reading Five on a Treasure Island. "It was first published in 1942," I told him."Maybe it was a book we read when we were kids?" he asked."No, I don't think so. Enid Blyton was never big here in America."Why, I wonder. I can't think of a single reason. Julian, Dick, Anne, and George (as well as the dog, Timmy) are worthy characters. George (really, Georgina) is a girl who doesn't want to be a girl (what girl
This is one that lured me into the reading world. I still remember it like yesterday; it was during my 4th grade summer vacations. I was down with high fever and was crying for days for missing out on my yearly trip.So to pacify my tantrums , i was gifted this book. Ah! the mysterious world of Julian, Anne, Dick and my favorite George made me forget my pain and i ended up reading the whole series volume in that summer. Thanks Enid! for bringing me to a world of limitless imagination.
The first volume of the 23 Famous Five books sets up a number of patterns and themes that are returned to many times in the series.It also establishes some basic groundwork that Enid Blyton later forgot and changed, leading to curious inconsistencies.For example: Julian, Dick, and Anne discover they have a ten year old cousin they have never met. Georgina, daughter of their father's brother Quentin who lives in Kirrin Bay, a region that their own father has only visited once and can remember
There was a time when Enid Blyton books were the only books Id read. Im glad I grew out of this, although the womans written over 600 books, so Id have been right for a few more years, even if I hadnt grown out of my obsession!I know I was reading the Famous Five books when I was in grade 1, and I know that my mum had quite a collection, however the only 2 I can remember now are Five on a Hike Together and Five Go Down to the Sea - perhaps these were favourites that I re-read over and over
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