Danny Dunn on a Desert Island

Danny Dunn on a Desert Island is the second novel in the Danny Dunn series of juvenile science fiction/adventure books written by Raymond Abrashkin and Jay Williams. The book was first published in 1957 and originally illustrated by Ezra Jack Keats.

Danny Dunn on a Desert Island
First hardback edition
AuthorRaymond Abrashkin
Jay Williams
IllustratorEzra Jack Keats
LanguageEnglish
SeriesDanny Dunn
GenreScience fiction
Published1957
Pages159
OCLC6895481
Preceded byDanny Dunn and the Anti-Gravity Paint 
Followed byDanny Dunn and the Homework Machine 

Plot introduction

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Danny, his friend Joe Pearson, Professor Bulfinch and Doctor Grimes are flying a small private jet over the Pacific Ocean. The plane is forced to crash land on an uncharted desert island. Armed only with the items in their pockets, the four must create a living environment and come up with a plan to be rescued.

Editions

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McGraw-Hill

  • (Paperback, 1957, illustrated by Ezra Jack Keats)
  • (Hardback, 1957, illustrated by Ezra Jack Keats)

MacDonald and Jane's

  • ISBN 0-356-01384-7 (Hardback, 1968, illustrated by Anne Mieke)

Puffin Books

Archway Books

  • (Paperback, 1979, #15 in their series)

Pocket Books

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