false 329737 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg 125190 16 231599 1985 Swallows and Amazons (Godine Storyteller) total:502|5:226|4:174|3:78|2:20|1:4| 502 2104 894 87 72120 4.08 2079 193 36620113 747169 125190 087923573X 9780879235734 80 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171896466m/125190.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171896466s/125190.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/125190.Swallows_and_Amazons 4.22 446 1985 5 4 false Fri Oct 31 07:43:57 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 31 07:57:56 -0700 2008 other tradition of great British tales for children. It is an old fashioned adventure tale about four children spending part of their summer vacation camping out and sailing around a la...more...]]> 11319187 549570 125190 087923573X 9780879235734 80 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171896466m/125190.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171896466s/125190.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/125190.Swallows_and_Amazons 4.19 502 1985 5 2 false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Dec 30 22:43:43 -0800 2007 Sun Dec 30 22:47:58 -0800 2007
It's among the most charming childrens' books I've ever read. It has a marvelous blending of real life and imagination (and I'm sure it was an inspiration to CS Le...more...]]> 51919284 41079 125190 087923573X 9780879235734 80 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171896466m/125190.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171896466s/125190.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/125190.Swallows_and_Amazons 4.19 502 1985 4 0 false Wed Apr 08 06:23:54 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 08 06:30:25 -0700 2009 more...]]> 36007876 598196 125190 087923573X 9780879235734 80 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171896466m/125190.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171896466s/125190.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/125190.Swallows_and_Amazons 4.19 502 1985 5 1 false Thu Oct 23 04:22:01 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 23 04:22:01 -0700 2008 58627985 1874626 125190 087923573X 9780879235734 80 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171896466m/125190.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171896466s/125190.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/125190.Swallows_and_Amazons 4.19 502 1985 3 0 false Tue Jun 09 14:00:32 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 06 01:45:24 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 14:00:32 -0700 2009 more...]]> 70565266 235201 125190 087923573X 9780879235734 80 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171896466m/125190.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171896466s/125190.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/125190.Swallows_and_Amazons 4.19 502 1985 4 0 false Sun Mar 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 08 23:45:09 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 08 23:49:35 -0700 2009 more...]]> 64991778 1654645 125190 087923573X 9780879235734 80 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171896466m/125190.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171896466s/125190.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/125190.Swallows_and_Amazons 4.19 502 1985 4 0 false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sun Jul 26 06:45:42 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 26 06:46:11 -0700 2009
It started slowly for me. At first I didn't think I would like it. Gradually, as I read more and more, I began to love these kids. Camping on their own deserted island. Cooking their own foods. Fishing. B...more...]]> 75393967 107337 125190 087923573X 9780879235734 80 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171896466m/125190.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171896466s/125190.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/125190.Swallows_and_Amazons 4.19 502 1985 4 0 false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 12:26:24 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 12:32:55 -0700 2009 more...]]> 44735804 1888911 125190 087923573X 9780879235734 80 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171896466m/125190.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171896466s/125190.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/125190.Swallows_and_Amazons 4.19 502 1985 4 0 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1980 Thu Jan 29 04:06:58 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 29 04:35:45 -0800 2009
England's Lake District sounded very much like my own Muskoka Lakes district in Ontario and sailing was something I wanted to do.

Sophomorically, I remember being...more...]]> 51750414 2167340 125190 087923573X 9780879235734 80 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171896466m/125190.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171896466s/125190.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/125190.Swallows_and_Amazons 4.19 502 1985 5 0 false Mon Apr 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 06 18:02:51 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 20 18:05:50 -0700 2009
...more...]]> 65162402 611813 125190 087923573X 9780879235734 80 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171896466m/125190.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171896466s/125190.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/125190.Swallows_and_Amazons 4.19 502 1985 5 0 false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 27 13:34:33 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 31 11:54:49 -0700 2009
You are introduced to the Walker family taking a summer holiday during the 1930's in the Lake District where years before the mother had spent some of her holidays. The father is in the Royal Navy onboard a ship bas...more...]]> 56577618 2221141 125190 087923573X 9780879235734 80 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171896466m/125190.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171896466s/125190.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/125190.Swallows_and_Amazons 4.19 502 1985 5 0 false Sun Mar 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 18 22:42:03 -0700 2009 Mon May 18 22:48:57 -0700 2009
This is a story of another time - a group of siblings being allowed to get into scrapes and have adventures involving boats, exploring lakes and islands, cooking on open fires, talking to stranger...more...]]> 69199512 1836077 125190 087923573X 9780879235734 80 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171896466m/125190.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171896466s/125190.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/125190.Swallows_and_Amazons 4.19 502 1985 4 0 false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 28 06:10:26 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 30 17:26:44 -0700 2009
Pure delightful fun, right from the first page. Full of kids with good sense and great imaginations, and the best kind of adults who aid and abet where needed. And not often r...more...]]> 25116295 446464 125190 087923573X 9780879235734 80 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171896466m/125190.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171896466s/125190.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/125190.Swallows_and_Amazons 4.19 502 1985 0 0 false Sun Jun 22 08:41:09 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 12 14:46:54 -0700 2008 more...]]> 56144896 2004960 125190 087923573X 9780879235734 80 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171896466m/125190.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171896466s/125190.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/125190.Swallows_and_Amazons 4.19 502 1985 5 0 false Thu May 14 22:05:26 -0700 2009 Fri May 29 20:20:19 -0700 2009 more...]]> 61975935 1224893 125190 087923573X 9780879235734 80 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171896466m/125190.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171896466s/125190.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/125190.Swallows_and_Amazons 4.19 502 1985 4 0 false Thu Jul 02 20:21:51 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 02 20:28:48 -0700 2009 more...]]> 40478907 1317974 125190 087923573X 9780879235734 80 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171896466m/125190.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171896466s/125190.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/125190.Swallows_and_Amazons 4.19 502 1985 5 0 false Fri Dec 19 13:12:33 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 19 13:23:46 -0800 2008 more...]]> 57415923 2340788 125190 087923573X 9780879235734 80 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171896466m/125190.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171896466s/125190.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/125190.Swallows_and_Amazons 4.19 502 1985 4 0 false Wed May 27 00:53:10 -0700 2009 Tue May 26 15:42:28 -0700 2009 Wed May 27 00:53:10 -0700 2009 more...]]> 66802090 2600140 125190 087923573X 9780879235734 80 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171896466m/125190.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171896466s/125190.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/125190.Swallows_and_Amazons 4.19 502 1985 5 0 false Sun Aug 09 20:10:23 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 20:57:24 -0700 2009 more...]]> 25808406 1270495 1155008 022460631X 9780224606318 2 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181449387m/1155008.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181449387s/1155008.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1155008.Swallows_and_Amazons 3.64 11
Aboard the Swallow, John, Susan, Titty and Roger find themselves under attack from the fierce Amazon Pirates, Nancy and Peggy.]]> 1985 4 1 false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1978 Sun Jun 29 02:43:25 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 29 02:51:42 -0700 2008 Whilst on holiday I would imagine meeting the Swallows and Amazons on every lake. At school my friends and I w...more...]]> 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=329737