The first sea journey -- Down the coast of Africa -- The storm and the shipwreck -- A new life on an island -- Learning to live alone -- A footprint -- Man Friday -- Escape from the island -- Home in England -- Glossary -- Activities: before reading -- Activities: while reading -- Activities: after reading
"I often walked along the shore, and one day I saw something in the sand. I went over to look at it more carefully . . . It was a footprint--the footprint of a man!" In 1659 Robinson Crusoe was shipwrecked on a small island off the coast of South America. After fifteen years alone, he suddenly learns that there is another person on the island. But will this man be a friend--or an enemy?--Publisher description