Gulliver's Travels

Name: Gulliver's Travels
ISBN: 9780746071021

For the child eager to explore unfamiliar lands and ponder what it means to be big or small, this classic tale offers grand adventures and unique perspectives.

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About This Book

A parent might reach for this book when their child is fascinated by imaginary worlds and beginning to ask big "what if" questions. This engaging adaptation of Jonathan Swift's classic satire introduces young readers to Lemuel Gulliver, a ship's surgeon who finds himself in extraordinary situations. The story focuses on his two most famous voyages: to Lilliput, where he is a giant among tiny people, and to Brobdingnag, where he is tiny among giants. Through these adventures, the book explores themes of perspective, resilience, and curiosity. It's a perfect introduction to a literary classic, simplifying the complex political satire for a 7-to-10-year-old audience while retaining all the wonder and adventure.

Curiosity & Wonder Adventure Fantasy & Magic Resilience & Perseverance Self-Confidence & Identity

What Parents Should Know

Mild PerilMild

Characters face danger from shipwrecks, being captured, and encounters with giant animals.

ViolenceMild

A war between two nations of tiny people is described, but it is not graphic or intense.

Sensitive Topics

The book deals with themes of war, imprisonment, and peril in a fantastical and non-graphic way. The war between the Lilliputians and Blefuscudians is presented as absurd. Gulliver's captivity in both lands is treated as part of the adventure. The approach is entirely secular, and the resolutions to his predicaments are hopeful, usually involving a clever or fortunate escape.