INTRODUCTION:
Kids get into the beautiful habit of reading books right after reading a couple of Enid Blyton’s Famous Five. It is not always the case for everyone. But considering my personal experience, I fell in love with books right after reading my first Enid Blyton novel “Five Go Off To Camp.” I started reading books from my childhood, but I tell you that this book rekindled my lost style of reading or maybe I realized that I was born to read books.
A VERY USEFUL ASPECT:
Although “Five Go Off To Camp” is the seventh book in the Famous Five series, Ms. Blyton emphasizes presenting a vivid description of the main characters that prevents new readers from going blank.
THE FIVE FAMOUS:
The adventure begins when the four children Julian, Dick, Anne, their cousin Georgina and their dog Timothy decide to spend the summer holidays alone camping in the moors. To her disappointment, her parents appoint Professor Luffy, an insect researcher, as her caretaker.
THE SUDDEN TURN OF EVENTS:
As they reach the wastelands and settle down, all their disappointments wear off, they get along with the teacher, and begin to enjoy the wilderness atmosphere. the deadliest of mysteries ever solved by them.
THE PICTURIZATION OF THE MAIN CHARACTERS:
Although they are depicted in their preteens as highly responsible, resourceful, courageous, and well-behaved children, which makes them famous and loved by all, their dog, Timmy, as they call him, plays an important role in the process of unveiling all the mysteries they uncover. within.
THE BEGINNING OF THE ADVENTURE:
During their stay in the moors, they become friends with a farmer named Jock, who shows them the moors. One day, while playing near a deserted tunnel at the end of the moors, they are confronted by a one-legged old man named “Wood-legged Sam”, who scares them with terrifying stories of ghost trains coming out of the deserted tunnel every night. nights and disappears into thin air. He threatens them and asks them to stay away from the haunted place. But the Famous Five weren’t the kids who loved to stay out of trouble. This little piece of information awakens the thirst for an adventure among the children and they decide to spend the rest of the holidays uncovering the mysterious events of the less populated moorlands.
THE SPECIAL DESCRIPTION:
One of the most important things to keep in mind when reading this book is the beautiful description of the delicacies that the four children have each day. The way the author describes it may make you salivate even though the menu is just bacon and eggs.
CONCLUSION:
The entire book captivates readers as if they were enchanted by the spell of the 4 children and their dog and makes us feel that we are part of the Famous Five in the moors unveiling the mystery.