Christopher Columbus

Gianni Granzotto

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The Coral Island: A Tale of the Pacific Ocean (1858) is a novel written by Scottish author R. M. Ballantyne. One of the first works of juvenile fiction to feature exclusively juvenile heroes, the story relates the adventures of three boys marooned on a South Pacific island, the only survivors of a shipwreck. A typical Robinsonade – a genre of fiction inspired by Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe – and one of the most popular of its type, the book first went on sale in late 1857 and has never been out of print. Among the novel's major themes are the civilising effect of Christianity, 19th-century British imperialism in the South Pacific, and the importance of hierarchy and leadership. It was the inspiration for William Golding's dystopian novel Lord of the Flies (1954), which inverted the morality of The Coral Island; in Ballantyne's story the children encounter evil, but in Lord of the Flies evil is within them. The novel was considered a classic for primary school children of the early 20th century in Britain, and in the United States it was a staple of suggested reading lists for high-school students. Modern critics consider The Coral Island to feature a dated imperialist view of the world, but although it is less popular today than it once was, it was adapted into a four-part children's television drama broadcast by ITV in 2000.

Coral Island

Literature & Fiction

Ballantyne, R.M.

Classics

Handbook of Home Remodeling and Improvement

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Anderson, Leroy Oscar

Home Improvement & Design

Essays on geology examine the theory of plate tectonics, the differences and similarities between earth and the other planets, and the volcanoes and seismic activity that keeps the earth changing

Rediscovery of the Earth/13824

Motz, L.

The Official Fonzie Scrapbook

Davidson, Ben J.

Abraham Lincoln Longman Great Lives

Kolpas

Published in 1989 by the Hamilyn Group, this 144 page hardcover contains instructions for making several different types of rugs.

Make Your Own Rugs Guide to Design and Technique

Peverill

Crafts & Hobbies

Surveys the foundations of picture making, the art of composition, and the use of cameras and equipment in addition to offering suggestions for taking more imaginative and professional photographs

Take Better Photographs

Arts & Photography

BUSSELLE, Michael

Photography & Video

TV tie-in: The Blue Planet on ABC-TV late 2001. People like dolphins. But they are not always what they seem. This looks at current research, the scientific community's fascination with dolphins' 'intelligent' behaviour. There are 30 species of dolphin, each with its own lifestyle and place in the ocean. Upper primary age upwards.

Dolphins

Science & Math

BRIGHT,MICHAEL

Nature & Ecology

Splendor of New Zealand

Vor, Matenle

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