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lightreads ([personal profile] lightreads) wrote2009-09-18 01:33 pm
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Swallowdale by Arthur Ransome

Swallowdale (Swallows and Amazons, #2) Swallowdale by Arthur Ransome


My rating: 3 of 5 stars
More 1930's kids camping/sailing/pirating adventures, this time with a shipwreck! And a cave! And a daring escape!

I think one of the things that's most charming about these books is that they're so detailed. It's not just, 'the Swallows made camp,' it's a five-page explanation of how their tents work, and how they built a fire, and how they made a broom from brush. The educational value is faded with time, but the charm hasn't.

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