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Abel's island by Steig, William, 1907-2003, author, illustrator, Steig, William, 1907-2003, author, illustrator is a book available to read on EtoBox.
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125 pages : 20 cm, Abel's place in his familiar mouse world has always been secure; he has an allowance from his mother, a comfortable home and a lovely wife, Amanda. But one stormy August day, furious flood waters carry him off and leave him on an uninhabited island. In spite of his determination and stubborn resourcefulness - he tries crossing the river with boats and ropes and even on stepping-stones - Abel can't find a way to get back home. Days, then weeks and months, pass. Slowly, his soft habits disappear as he forages for food, fashions a warm nest in a hollow log, models clay statues of his family for company, and continues to brood on the problem of how to get across the river - and home, Primary school age, First published: 1976, 125 pages : 20 cm, Abel's place in his familiar mouse world has always been secure; he has an allowance from his mother, a comfortable home and a lovely wife, Amanda. But one stormy August day, furious flood waters carry him off and leave him on an uninhabited island. In spite of his determination and stubborn resourcefulness - he tries crossing the river with boats and ropes and even on stepping-stones - Abel can't find a way to get back home.
- Author
- Steig, William, 1907-2003, author, illustrator, Steig, William, 1907-2003, author, illustrator
- Publisher
- London Pushkin Children's Books, London Pushkin Children's Books
- Published
- 2017
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781782691471
- Subjects
- Fiction, Juvenile