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Gulliver's Travels [adaptation]

James Dunbar (2000)

SubgenreFantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages64 (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age10

Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

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Hero archetypes

Fish out of Water

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Synopsis

The voyages of an eighteenth-century Englishman carry him to such strange places as Lilliput, where people are six inches tall, and Brobdingnag, a land peopled by giants. Illustrated notes throughout the text explain the historical background of the story.

Is Gulliver's Travels [adaptation] appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

This illustrated adaptation of Swift's classic follows an explorer through fantastical lands of tiny people and giants. Contains mild peril and adventure typical of middle-grade fantasy, with historical notes throughout.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language.

Who'll love this

Kids will love the imaginative worlds where people are six inches tall or towering giants, following Gulliver's incredible adventures through strange and magical lands.

Tags

Classic Literature AdaptationEducationalIllustratedHistorical Fiction Elements