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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:
Jessica's Journal (1958)
An eleven year old girl recounts her adventures cruising the south Pacific with her family on a fifty foot yacht.
Author(s):
Jessica M. Reynolds
Illustrator(s):
Peter Spier
Jim at the Corner (1958)
Author(s):
Eleanor Farjeon
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
King Ottokar’s Sceptre (1958)
Mimff-Robinson (1958)
As a reward for good marks, Mimff’s father lets him go as a Robinson Crusoe on a deserted Swedish island. He suffers an attack by squirrels and is not a little thwarted by his friends.
Author(s):
H. J. Kaeser
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
Moominland Midwinter (1958)
Author(s):
Tove Jansson
Illustrator(s):
Tove Jansson
The Moon Tenders (1958)
Author(s):
August Derleth
Illustrator(s):
Tony Madia
Mr. Bass’s Planetoid (1958)
David and Chuck are off in their spaceship to rescue the world from the Brumblitron.
Author(s):
Eleanor Cameron
Illustrator(s):
Louis Darling
A Bear Called Paddington (1958)
Author(s):
Michael Bond
Illustrator(s):
Peggy Fortnum
The Paleface Redskins (1958)
When a Boy Scout camp opens on their Happy Hunting Grounds the Potawatomi Indians vow to drive the palefaces back where they came from.
Author(s):
Jacqueline Jackson
Illustrator(s):
Jacqueline Jackson
The Space Ship Returns to the Apple Tree (1958)
Author(s):
Louis Slobodkin
Illustrator(s):
Louis Slobodkin
The Sword of Ganelon (1958)
In ninth century England, Binna studies to become a healer and must contend with the evil legacy of the the sword of Ganelon, the betrayer of Roland.
Author(s):
Richard Parker
Illustrator(s):
William Ferguson
The Tale of Troy (1958)
Author(s):
Roger Lancelyn Green
Illustrator(s):
Pauline Baynes
Tim and Lucy Go to Sea (1958)
Time and Lucy are invited to cruise on a yacht and are captured by mutineers.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Edward Ardizzone
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
The Time Traders (1958)
The ancient world is contrasted with the modern world in a new approach to the time-transfer theme.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Andre Norton
Illustrator(s):
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What Cabrillo Found (1958)
The story of the first Spanish explorer of the west coast of North America.
Author(s):
Maud Hart Lovelace
Illustrator(s):
Paul Galdone
Wonderful Things Happen (1958)
An anthology of adventure stories and poems for younger children.
The Wonderful World of Aunt Tuddy (1958)
Aunt Tuddy receives as a present a check for $100,000 and decides to spend it at her favorite department store.
Author(s):
Jeremy Gury
Illustrator(s):
Hilary Knight
The Adventures of Rinaldo (1959)
The famous knight, Rinaldo di Paldo, returning from battle, has several adventures on his way home: he outwits some enemy soldiers, he collects some loving animals, and he marries a beautiful maiden.
Author(s):
Isabella Holt
Illustrator(s):
Erik Blegvad
The Adventures of Roderick Random (1959)
Author(s):
Tobias Smollett
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
Alaskan Hunter (1959)
The book follows the life of a native Alaskan boy in his village and all of the challenges, perils and rewards that come to him.
Author(s):
Florence Hayes
Illustrator(s):
Kurt Wiese