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Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9780590416184
ISBN: 0590416189
Label: Scholastic
Manufacturer: Scholastic
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 154
Publication Date: 1968-01
Publisher: Scholastic
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Studio: Scholastic

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
When a ferocious storm hits their ship, young Mary and Jean become stranded on a deserted island. They're not the only survivors; with them are four babies. Immediately the sisters set out to make the island a home for themselves and the little ones. A classic tale of courage and dedication from a Newbery Medalist author.




Rating: - My favorite book as a child
This was my favorite book as a child way back in the 60s! I was so pleased to find it as a used book last summer and read it to my Summer School class and now plan to use it in my work as a reading tutor.

As a child, I loved how the girls were resourceful and found ways to keep up their spirits. And the idea of living on a tropical island really captured my imagination (I drew many palm trees over the years! And perhaps that is part of why I live in Hawaii today).

And, ... Read More

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Rating: - Very cute story for girls who love to babysit
I did a book report on this book as a kid and really enjoyed the story. This will delight young babysitters and little girls with younger siblings! I have a sis five years younger and could relate to the hardships of these two girls who get stranded on an island with four babies. This book has a good balance of good and bad events and a great ending. The characters seem very realistic but parts of the plot are a little far-fetched and seem fictional. Either way, it's a very fun story with nothing ... Read More

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Rating: - Very good!
This book is so good. It is where 12 year-old Mary, and her 10-year old sister, Jean are on a ship, and one day the ship starts to sink, and as quick as they can, the take all the babies that they had babysat while on the ship, and get into a lifeboat, but then, right before the boat sinks, their lifeboat gets accidentally thrown into the water, it is just them and 4 babies, all alone in a lifeboat with only a few odds and ends, like a tarp, jerky, canned milk, a jug of water, and some sfety pins. ... Read More

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Rating: - Super
Just great all around!!! This was one of my favorite childhood books. I will now give this one to my goddaughter to enjoy.

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Rating: - Babies and Girls.. and a Island too!
Great fun!

As a young girl, I read this book over and over. Loved it! Magical. Shipwrecked on an Island with babies in their care - the girls in this story have an adventure. I was so jealous! I loved babies, still do! This book was dreamy fun.

The author, Carol R. Brink, also wrote "The Pink Motel," my other fav in the 5th grade. Have them both, and will treasure them forever. All my daughters read this, and liked it, as every little girl would.

Delightful! ... Read More

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