Oxford Reading Tree TreeTops inFact: Oxford Level 20: Castaway

David Macphail

ISBN 10: 0198421087 / ISBN 13: 9780198421085

Published by Oxford University Press, GB, 2018

About this Item

In 1704 a Scottish sailor called Alexander Selkirk was marooned on a remote and uninhabited island in the South Pacific. He spent the next four and a half years there, completely alone, struggling to survive using little other than his wits. How did he come to be there, how did he manage to survive for so long, and what was life as a castaway like? Castaway is a story of survival and resourcefulness, packed with fascinating historical details and a good dose of adventure.TreeTops inFact is a non-fiction series that aims to engage children in reading for pleasure as powerfully as fiction does. The variety of topics means there are books to interest every child in this compelling series. The series is written by top children's authors and subject experts. The books are carefully levelled, making it easy to match every child to the right book.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Oxford Reading Tree TreeTops inFact: Oxford Level 20: Castaway
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, GB
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198421087
• ISBN 13: 9780198421085
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Judy Stevens; David Atkinson
• Condition: New
• Weight: 142 grams

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Synopsis

In 1704 a Scottish sailor called Alexander Selkirk was marooned on a remote and uninhabited island in the South Pacific. He spent the next four and a half years there, completely alone, struggling to survive using little other than his wits. How did he come to be there, how did he manage to survive for so long, and what was life as a castaway like? Castaway is a story of survival and resourcefulness, packed with fascinating historical details and a good dose of adventure. TreeTops inFact is a non-fiction series that aims to engage children in reading for pleasure as powerfully as fiction does. The variety of topics means there are books to interest every child in this compelling series. The series is written by top children's authors and subject experts. The books are carefully levelled, making it easy to match every child to the right book.

About the Author

Greg Foot is a science presenter on TV, online, on the radio and at live events. He's been recognized as one of the leading science communicators in the UK and named an engagement fellow for the Welcome Trust - a multimillion-pound charity that supports biomedical science and engagement.