Hofmeyr, Dianne.

The faraway island / Dianne Hofmeyr ; illustrated by Jude Daly. - London : Frances Lincoln Children's Books, 2008. - [26] p. : col. ill ; 24 x 28 cm.

Based on the experiences of sixteenth-century Portuguese soldier Fernando Lopez, tells the story of an unhappy sailor who jumps ship and makes his home on a barren rock, turning it into an island paradise.

3.9 Follett Library Resources. K-3 Follett Library Resources.

1845076443 9781845076443 (trade)


Islands--Juvenile fiction.
Paradise--Juvenile fiction.
Islands--Fiction.
Paradise--Fiction.
Sailors--Fiction.
Islands--Fiction.
Paradise--Fiction.
Sailors--Fiction.

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