Robinson Crusoe: Written Anew for Children

My son (7) loved the book and talks about it all the time. I enjoyed reliving the tale. I found I had to explain to my son that the story was written some time ago when words such as "Savage/s", "Slave", "Master" was in common use and that it is not acceptable today.Once he understood that it is still a classic which we both enjoyed

My 9 y.o. son (average reader) found this children's version much more enjoyable to read. We started reading the original version of the book and found it a bit of a struggle.

My son loved this book he's 9 and really understood the story.

I am a big fan of Yesterday's Classics and have found that they publish some excellent reprints of classic books. This edition of Robinson Crusoe is no exception. My 5 year old was able to read this chapter book, and it was sufficiently challenging to improve his reading skills while simple enough to not be discouraging. James Baldwin did a nice job of simplifying the original text without losing the tone or language of DeFoe. I definitely recommend this book to those with young readers who enjoy adventure, and those who do not want to dumb their kids down with modern fiction.

I bought two copies of this book so my grandson could have one and I the other. He lives a good distance away and I read to him via Skype. He is nine years old so still enjoys being read to. The book is written at his level and he pretty much gets all the ideas written about in the volume. I only need to explain to him concepts like "shot" for muskets that he has no reference for. I recommend this book to anyone who is nine years old, or thereabouts, and parents or grandparents reading one of the classics to their offspring.