When Gulliver finds himself washed up on the shores of the island of Lilliput inhabited by ‘little people’ and taken prisoner his life is to change forever but that is just the beginning of his story. For following his escape from Lilliput his travels take him to the huge people of Brobdingnag, the floating island of Laputa and to the land of Houynhnmland where there are horses with great virtues.
The characters are wonderfully drawn, and Gulliver has a great talent for the languages of each land and his travels also provide bitter insights into human behaviour. It is in the end an uncompromising reflection of mankind in its many guises but riveting all the same and essential reading.
The first adventure in Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels, retold by Martin Jenkins and illustrated by British Children's Laureate Chris Riddell.
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The first adventure in Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels, retold by Martin Jenkins and illustrated by British Children's Laureate Chris Riddell.In the best-known tale from Jonathan Swift's classic satire, Lemuel Gulliver survives a shipwreck only to find himself on a strange island with even stranger inhabitants: miniature humans, no bigger than his hand. Gulliver's adventure on Lilliput has been adapted by award-winning author Martin Jenkins in a witty, accessible retelling that remains faithful to the darkly comic tone of Swift's original.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Gulliver's Travels and determined it is suitable for children aged 11-14 years old
Gulliver's Travels features in the following genres: Featured Books for 11+ readers, Recommendations, Recommended Children's eBooks, Featured Books for 13+ readers
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Gulliver's Travels was written by Jonathan Swift and published by Candlewick Press
Gulliver's Travels has 48 pages