Treasure Island (Vintage Children's Classics) - Softcover

Stevenson, Robert Louis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0099573032 ISBN 13: 9780099573036

Publisher: Vintage Children's Classics, 2012

Synopsis

Bursting with rich descriptive detail, discover the classic world of Treasure Island.

Fifteen men on the dead man's chest-
Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!

When young Jim Hawkins discovers a map showing the way to Captain Flint's treasure, he and Squire Trelawney set sail on the Hispaniola to search for the gold. Little do they know that among their crew is the dastardly pirate Long John Silver. Silver has a devious plan to keep the gold all to himself. Can brave Jim outwit the most infamous pirate ever to sail the high seas? Will he escape from Treasure Island alive?

BACKSTORY: Learn the truth about pirates and add to your seafaring vocabulary!

About this title

Review:

"It is a breathless journey and the closest thing to a real pirate adventure without an eye patch and a time machine... It is a unique work of genius" (Eoin Colfer, author of Artemis Fowl)

"There are few novels which grip so thrillingly as those first read in childhood, and for me none which has quite matched the excitement of Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island" (P.D. James)

"Who can think of a pirate without conjuring up the image of Long John Silver?" (Daily Mail)

"So what makes these different to any other set of classics? In a moment of inspiration Random House had the bright idea of actually asking Key stage 2 children what extra ingredients they could add to make children want to read. And does it work? Well, put it this way...my 13-year-old daughter announced that she had to read a book over the summer holiday and, without any prompting, spotted The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas...and proceeded to read it! Now, if you knew my 13-year-old daughter, you would realise that this is quite remarkable. She reads texts, blogs and tags by the thousand - but this is the first book she has read since going to high school, so all hail Vintage Classics!" (National Association for the Teaching of English)

Book Description:

The original and ultimate pirate adventure classic. Join young Jim Hawkins on the high seas in his terrifying attempt to outwit a fearsome band of pirates

About this edition

• Publisher: Vintage Children's Classics
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0099573032
• ISBN 13: 9780099573036
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 368