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The Faraway Island

3.8/5 ( ratings)

When a sailor can't bear life on ship any more, he jumps overboard and swims to a big barren rock. There he cares for a half-drowned cockerel and plants rice, hiding away when a boat arrives. The sailors are amazed to see rice growing and keep coming back, leaving plants and game-birds, until the island bursts with tropical fruit and wildlife. But soon the Queen of Portugal hears about it and demands to meet the person responsible.

Language: English

Pages: 32

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books

Release: September 01, 2008

ISBN: 1845076443

ISBN 13: 9781845076443

The Faraway Island

3.8/5 ( ratings)

When a sailor can't bear life on ship any more, he jumps overboard and swims to a big barren rock. There he cares for a half-drowned cockerel and plants rice, hiding away when a boat arrives. The sailors are amazed to see rice growing and keep coming back, leaving plants and game-birds, until the island bursts with tropical fruit and wildlife. But soon the Queen of Portugal hears about it and demands to meet the person responsible.

Language: English

Pages: 32

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books

Release: September 01, 2008

ISBN: 1845076443

ISBN 13: 9781845076443

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