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The Faraway Island

By Hofmeyr, Dianne & Daly, Jude

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"There once was an unhappy man who longed to be all on his own," begins this delightful story. The unhappy man jumps ship and swims to a barren rock sticking up out of the sea where he plants rice. But he hides when sailors come ashore, and they are amazed to discover rice growing on what seems to be an uninhabited island. Every time they come, they leave behind more plants and birds, and soon the island is bursting with fat bananas, juicy pineapples, and plump dates. What happens when the Queen of Portugal hears about this lush island where sailors have planted her flag?

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ISBN
978-1-84507-644-3
Publisher
Frances Lincoln Children's Books


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on March 1, 2009

Gr 1-4 This simply told tale is based on the true story of Fernando Lopez, who single-handedly changed a barren island in the middle of the Atlantic into beautiful St. Helena, turning it into a stopping-off point for Portuguese sailors as they returned home from Asia. This account gives readers an idea of the recluse's solitary life. The text has a repetitive phrase, "just in case," as...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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