- Paperback: 256 pages
- Publisher: Hodder Children's Books; 2 edition (14 Jun 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0340796146
- ISBN-13: 978-0340796146
- Product Dimensions: 17.5 x 10.9 x 1.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 491,206 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
Famous Five 1: Five On A Treasure Island
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The very first Famous Five adventure, featuring Julian, Dick, Anne, not forgetting tomboy George and her beloved dog, Timmy!
There's a shipwreck off Kirrin Island! But where is the treasure? The Famous Five are on the trail - looking for clues - but they're not alone! Someone else has got the same idea. Time is running out for the Famous Five, who will follow the clues and get to the treasure first?
There's a shipwreck off Kirrin Island! But where is the treasure? The Famous Five are on the trail - looking for clues - but they're not alone! Someone else has got the same idea. Time is running out for the Famous Five, who will follow the clues and get to the treasure first?
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Exciting new editions of Enid Blyton's most popular series.
New and contemporary cover treatment brings The Famous Five into the 21st Century!
Charming and traditional adventure storylines have been updated for a new generation of readers, continuing their popularity for this new millennium!
New and contemporary cover treatment brings The Famous Five into the 21st Century!
Charming and traditional adventure storylines have been updated for a new generation of readers, continuing their popularity for this new millennium!
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'Mother, have you heard about our summer holidays yet?' Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Back Cover
'Mother, have you heard about our summer holidays yet?' Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Back Cover
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48 of 48 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Warning: this is an EDITED version of the book,
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This review is from: Five on a Treasure Island (Famous Five) (Paperback)
This book is not Enid Blyton's original text but an edited version. It is an outrage that this is not made more clear. If I want to read Enid Blyton, I want to read the original words, not a doctored 'modern' version. Apparently the original (first folio) version is still available so you might want to look for that instead of buying this one. I would give the original version 5 stars, incidentally. I loved the Famous Five books as a child.UPDATE: Amazon is currently adding reviews of each version of the book, to all versions of the book. I was reviewing the 2010 EDITED edition but I see that my review is appearing under the first folio (original) edition too, so please check carefully which book you are ordering. Amazon: I urge you to separate the reviews. The edited 'modern' version is a significantly different book from the original version. The same applies to other books by Enid Blyton that have been doctored.
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
The first adventure of the famous five,
By debbie.welch@ntlworld.com (Surrey, England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Five on a Treasure Island (Knight Books) (Paperback)
Not the best famous five story, but it sets the scene for the others. George, in particular, develops through this book, but the others do too. I'd advise reading this one before any of the other stories, and although the others do not matter so much, the characters age and develop further through the series. Dispite Enid Blyton not being as popular now (PC and all that) I would still say she, and particularly the famous five, is essential for all children's bookshelves.
25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The most beautiful book I have ever read.,
This review is from: Five on a Treasure Island (Famous Five) (Paperback)
Yes, it might not be the best story around (Blyton or otherwise), but this is the most powerful book I have ever read. I have no idea when I read it first but it must have been before I started secondary school and I can't remember reading it when I was 10/11. This means I must have been 9 or below and still very young.Reading it now is but a shadow of what it meant to me when I was a child but then the posibilites seemed endless. Yet, my new reading has left me with a re-born spirit, that I really can do anything I want. It is up to me. As I re-read this book I did feel some of the magic that touched me when I first read it. It is a wonderful tale that says to me, get out there and live it (as most of Blyton's books do). What stops us is ourselves! Many years ago this book taught me that there is a world out there to explore. Reading it again tells me that the world is still there, it is simply up to me to find it and live it.
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