Deborah Kestel
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Highland Adventure! David Balfour, a Scottish lad, is tricked out of his inheritance by his greedy uncle. Betrayed, and kidnapped aboard a ship, young David must endure the dangers of the high seas; He escapes to the Scottish highlands, only to find himself wrongly accused of murder. One step ahead of the pursuing Redcoats, David encounters treacherous rogues and courageous Highland clansman in his dramatic journey to safety.
Recounts the legend of Robin Hood, who plundered the king's purse and poached his deer and whose generosity endeared him to the poor.
Howard Pyle's Robin Hood stories are the best of them all, I think. It's a good kid's book.
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A friend mentioned that her book club was focusing on classics this year and this was their monthly read. When I said that I had never read the full story (though, of course, I was familiar with the legend), she offered to pass the book along to me when she was finished.
Well, what she had was the “Great Illustrated Classics” edition, adapted by Deborah Kestel for a younger audience, and illustrated by Pablo Marcos Studio.
It’s a fast, fun adventure with lots of fighting, competition, disguises, and more than a few near misses. Most of the characters are here, including Friar Tuck, Little John and the Sheriff of Nottingham. But Maid Marion is mentioned only once.
I imagine the middle-school audience would enjoy this legend of adventure and derring-do. I wanted more depth to the story, though I doubt I’ll try to go back and read the original.… (mehr)