Treasure Island (Usborne Classics Retold) By Henry Brook
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It seems like I give 75% of my books a three That just means that I liked them and I m happy I read them I guess That s what I d say about this. Treasure island pcb webcam I m not a big pirate reading type of girl They annoy me Treasure Island Usborne Classics Retold Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson is a classic that truly stands the test of time Young Jim Hawkins works at his mother s inn until a strange pirate Billy Bones takes up residence and hires him to keep watch for the dangerous man with one leg Violence rocks the community when a blind pirate named Pew delivers the dreaded black spot to Billy causing him to fall over dead of a heart attack and the pirates attack the inn hoping to find his treasure But Jim has already claimed the most important part of Billy s treasure a mysterious map with directions to Skull Island Jim boards a shop with a doctor the squire and the charismatic Long John Silver who quickly charms all three of them until Jim stumbles upon John s part in a plot to mutiny with several of the other sailors kill those not with them including Jim and claim the treasure for themselves I d only seen the movie adaptations of this story so I was surprised to see at the portrayal of John who was far slippery honorable and smart that I expected The story is a sure winner with children who love adventure stories even in the violence can be a little graphic but my seven year old daughter was unphased by it and couldn t wait each night to hear another couple of chapters The story is every boy s dream secret treasure heroic actions villains who are overcome and a safe return home with an amazing story to tell Treasure Island Usborne Classics Retold A good children s version of this classic tale Treasure Island Usborne Classics Retold Robert Louis Stevenson s gripping classic tale of pirate gold and adventure on the high seas rivetingly retold for today s readers is as fresh and exciting as the day it was first written Young Jim Hawkins stumbles upon a treasure map and sets sail on the Hispaniola on a perilous voyage that will change his life forever But Treasure Island is a sinister ghostly place and Jim soon finds himself battling for survival up against cut throat pirates and the mysterious Long John Silver Treasure Island Usborne Classics Retold.