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Adventure Genre
Genre description for the 'Adventure' Genre. Full text description would go here to introduce the genre before showing a complete list of all the books in that genre.
Books in the Adventure genre:
Pippi Goes On Board (1957)
Further adventures of the strongest girl in the world and her friends Tommy and Annika.
Author(s):
Astrid Lindgren
Illustrator(s):
Louis S. Glanzman
Pippi in the South Seas (1957)
Pippi’s father, the cannibal king, comes to visit and she in turn takes Tommy and Annika on a visit to his south sea island.
Author(s):
Astrid Lindgren
Illustrator(s):
Louis S. Glanzman
Pippi in the South Seas (1957)
Pippi’s father, the cannibal king, comes to visit and she in turn takes Tommy and Annika on a visit to his south sea island.
Author(s):
Astrid Lindgren
Illustrator(s):
Richard Kennedy
The Road to Miklagard (1957)
Harald Sigurdson joins Prince Arkil of Denmark and journeys to Ireland, Spain, and Constantinople, and then across Europe back home again.
Author(s):
Henry Treece
Illustrator(s):
Christine Price
Robin Hood (1957)
The legends of Robin Hood are recounted by Paul Creswick.
Author(s):
Paul Creswick
Illustrator(s):
N. C. Wyeth
Robinson Crusoe (1957)
Author(s):
Daniel Defoe
Illustrator(s):
N. C. Wyeth
A Safe Lodging (1957)
Ann Mawser lives through the anti-Catholic Gordon Riots.
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Author(s):
Mary K. Harris
Illustrator(s):
Don Bolognese
Admiral Hornblower in the West Indies (1958)
Author(s):
C. S. Forester
Illustrator(s):
Dwight Shepler
Adventures Here and There: Heroes on Land and Sea (1958)
A collection of stories and poems about adventure for older children.
Children Everywhere (1958)
A collection of stories and poems about children around the world for older readers.
The Comedies (1958)
The Tempest, The Taming of the Shrew, Twelfth Night, Two Gentlemen of Verona, and we have just covered the T’s. The greatest master of English in his most appealing work.
Author(s):
William Shakespeare
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
The Crab with the Golden Claws (1958)
Dog Toby (1958)
The search for a runaway dog nearly leads to an international incident.
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Author(s):
Richard Church
Illustrator(s):
Laurence Irving
Down River (1958)
John Walters and the Tomahawk club return to explore their cave and encounter a band of smugglers.
Author(s):
Richard Church
Illustrator(s):
Laurence Irving
Exploring Space (1958)
A look at rockets, how they work and what they can do.
Author(s):
Rose Wyler
Illustrator(s):
Tibor Gergely
George Solonewitsch
Hans Brinker; or, the Silver Skates (1958)
Hans and Gretel’s father has been unable to work. If Hans wins the skating race it will help to support the household. Hans decides to ask the famous brain surgeon if he can help their father.
Author(s):
Mary Mapes Dodge
Illustrator(s):
Peter Spier
Have Space Suit - Will Travel (1958)
Author(s):
Robert Heinlein
Illustrator(s):
Clifford N. Geary
Hector the Stowaway Dog: A True Story (1958)
When Hector misses his master's ship, he stows away on another ship to find him.
Author(s):
Kenneth Dodson
Illustrator(s):
Peter Spier
Hornblower in the West Indies (1958)
Hornblower has been promoted to Rear Admiral and has been named in command of the West Indies station, i.e. the Caribbean, with a squadron consisting of three frigates and fourteen brigs and schooners.
Author(s):
C. S. Forester
Illustrator(s):
Dwight Shepler
The Horse-Tamer (1958)
Henry tells Alex Ramsay about his brother William Dailey, a horse-tamer.
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Author(s):
Walter Farley
Illustrator(s):
James Schucker