Danny Dunn on a Desert Island

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Danny Dunn on a Desert Island
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First hardback edition
Author Raymond Abrashkin
Jay Williams
Illustrator Ezra Jack Keats
LanguageEnglish
Series Danny Dunn
Genre Science fiction
Published1957
Pages159
OCLC 6895481
Preceded by Danny Dunn and the Anti-Gravity Paint  
Followed by Danny Dunn and the Homework Machine  

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.

Contents

Plot introduction

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

McGraw-Hill

MacDonald and Jane's

Puffin Books

Archway Books

Pocket Books

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