Seacrow Island
Seacrow Island is a children's book by Astrid Lindgren, first published in Swedish as Vi på Saltkråkan by Rabén & Sjögren in 1964, illustrated by Ilon Wikland. It grew from her TV series set in the Stockholm archipelago. An English translation followed in 1968.
- Editions tracked
- 2
- First edition
- Rabén & Sjögren, 1964
- First published
- Rabén & Sjögren, 1964
The first edition of Seacrow Island by Astrid Lindgren was published in Stockholm by Rabén & Sjögren in 1964. We track 2 editions.
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Awards, adaptations and setting
Setting and characters
- Set in
- Seacrow Island
- Characters
- Malin, Melker Melkersson, Pelle, Stina, Johan, Kalle, Nisse Grankvist, Märta Grankvist
- Genre
- children's fiction
In print
- Editions recorded
- 16 on Open Library, 9 in English
- Wikipedia
- Articles in 12 languages
From Wikidata and Open Library, both CC0. A prize or a new adaptation often lifts demand for the first printing.
More by Astrid Lindgren
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- Mio, My Son1954 · 2 editions
- Lillebror Och Karlsson På Taket1955 · 1 edition
- Rasmus and the Vagabond1956 · 1 edition
- Christmas in the Stable1962 · 2 editions
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Who published the first edition of Seacrow Island?
The first edition of Seacrow Island by Astrid Lindgren was published in Stockholm by Rabén & Sjögren in 1964.
How many editions of Seacrow Island are there?
We track 2 editions of Seacrow Island, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
Where these facts come from
- Seacrow Island, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- Vi på Saltkråkan, Astrid Lindgren (astridlindgren.com)
- Editions of work OL13685642W, Open Library (openlibrary.org)
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