They are practical, sensible children who approach island life seriously, offset with imaginative role-playing and a marvelous camaraderie where each child’s strengths contribute to the success of the team. They must row to the mainland every morning to purchase milk from the farmers (a cunning way for their mother to keep tabs on their safety). Permitted by their parents to camp on the little island, the Walker children must fend for themselves with basic provisions and the occasional delicious delivery from their mother. the Amazons’ Uncle Jim, who finds his nieces annoying and is convinced the Swallows are sabotaging his boat. Serious stuff, indeed! But first of all, they have to sort out the dastardly Captain Flint, a.k.a. When they are confronted by the Amazons – the two slightly older Blackett sisters who are the ‘founders’ of the island – the two families of children enter a friendly rivalry, devising a challenge to determine who will be the Commodore of the Fleet. Wild Cat Island has been invaded by the holidaying Swallows (the four Walker siblings) in their dinghy. Before there was Enid Blyton’s Famous Five adventures there was Arthur Ransome’s 1930 classic Swallows and Amazons.
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