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Gulliver's Travels

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Lemuel Gulliver always dreamed of traveling the world. But when a violent storm claims his ship and casts him adrift among uncharted lands, he is taken to places that he could not even dream of.

Traveling to the nation of Lilliput, where the inhabitants measure just centimeters tall, and to Brobdingnag, where they tower into the sky like giants, Gulliver voyages to an island floating above the clouds, visits a race of immortals, and finds himself stranded in a land rule by horses.

Face to face with warring armies and power-hungry kings, each new journey makes Gulliver more desperate to find a way back home. But once he discovers the truth about his own land and himself...returning home becomes the last thing he desires.

Written by world-renowned satirist, Jonathan Swift, Gulliver's Travels is one of the most gripping and poignant adventures ever told.

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    • School Library Journal

      September 1, 2011
      Gr 5 Up—-Each book opens with a few paragraphs about the author and closes with a couple pages of related educational material. "Dr. Jekyll" has profiles of mad scientists, Gulliver's Travels offers an introduction to "Monsters and Midgets" in folklore, and "Swiss Family Robinson" includes a discussion of caves and their formation and uses. There is a clearly formulaic approach to the books, but the artwork is solid across the board and the layouts are attractive. Adherence to the original texts varies from title to title. For example, "Swiss Family Robinson" takes some liberties with dialogue and narration, whereas "Gulliver's Travels" is almost verbatim in its adaptation, changing only a few 25-cent words to 10-cent words, or similar paraphrasing. The most obvious shortcoming is the use of computer-generated speech bubbles and typed text, which looks really out of place in the middle of the lovely and detailed, hand-drawn illustrations. Overall, the quality of the art and respect for the original works give these adaptations an edge over what schools and libraries normally have to choose from in this category.—"Jason M. Poole, Webster Public Library, NY"

      Copyright 2011 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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  • English

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  • ATOS Level:6.7
  • Lexile® Measure:1300
  • Interest Level:4-8(MG)
  • Text Difficulty:10-12

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