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Apr 10, 2001 | ISBN 9780375756825 | Middle Grade (10 and up) Buy *This format is not eligible to earn points towards the Reader Rewards program
May 01, 1982 | ISBN 9780553212495 | Middle Grade (10 and up) Buy *This format is not eligible to earn points towards the Reader Rewards program
Mar 30, 2004 | ISBN 9780553898590 | Middle Grade (10 and up) Buy
May 15, 2007 | 429 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12) Buy
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Apr 10, 2001 | ISBN 9780375756825 | Middle Grade (10 and up)
May 01, 1982 | ISBN 9780553212495 | Middle Grade (10 and up)
Mar 30, 2004 | ISBN 9780553898590 | Middle Grade (10 and up)
May 15, 2007 | ISBN 9780739359785 | Middle Grade (8-12)
429 Minutes
Robert Louis Stevenson’s cherished, unforgettable adventure magically captures the thrill of a sea voyage and a treasure hunt through the eyes of its teenage protagonist, Jim Hawkins. Crossing the Atlantic in search of the buried cache, Jim and the ship’s crew must brave the elements and a mutinous charge led by the quintessentially ruthless pirate Long John Silver. Brilliantly conceived and splendidly executed, it is a novel that has seized the imagination of generations of adults and children alike. And as David Cordingly points out in his Introduction, Treasure Island is also the best and most influential of all the stories about pirates.
Masterfully crafted, Treasure Island is a stunning yarn of piracy on the fiery tropic seas—an unforgettable tale of treachery that embroils a host of legendary swashbucklers from honest young Jim Hawkins to sinister, two-timing Israel Hands to evil incarnate, blind Pew. But above all, Treasure Island is a complex study of good and evil, as embodied by that hero-villain, Long John Silver; the merry unscrupulous buccaneer-rogue whose greedy lust for gold cannot help but win the heart of every one who ever longed for romance, treasure, and adventure.Since its publication in 1883, Treasure Island has provided an enduring literary model for such eminent writers as Anthony Hope, Graham Greene, and Jorge Luis Borges. As David Daiches wrote: “Robert Louis Stevenson transformed the Victorian boys’ adventure into a classic of its kind.”
Perhaps the greatest of all adventure stories for boys and girls, Treasure Island began, a brave boy who finds himself among pirates, and of the sinister pirate-cook Long John Silver holds children as entranced today as it did a century ago. It has appeared with illustrations by many leading artists, but none so apt as Peake’s–first published in 1949 and out of print until now.
Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894) was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist, and travel writer who spent the last part of his life in the Samoan islands. His best-known books include Treasure Island, Kidnapped, The Master of Ballantrae, and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
"Over Treasure Island I let my fire die in winter without knowing I was freezing."
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ALSC Notable Children’s Recordings SELECTION 2008
Odyssey Honor HONOR 2008
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