Irish+Red

**Irish Red**

 * **c 1951**
 * **Author: Jim Kjelgaard**
 * **AR Reading Level 5.9**
 * **AR Points 5.0**
 * **Pages 182**

Summary- Robinson Crusoe begins in small town London sometime during the 1800’s. Crusoe’s father want him to become a lawyer but despite his wishes Crusoe travels the world. Crusoe has many successful adventures until he eventually slips up and his ship crashes. This leaves Crusoe stranded on an island for twenty seven days. Crusoe begins to warm up to things on the island by doing things like building forts and harvesting corn. Crusoes discovers cannibals and eventually Englishmen. He befriends these Englishmen and returns home to England.