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Treasure Island


Usborne Young Reading

No. of pages 64

Published: 2007

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Great for age 6-18 years

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The classic adventure story by Robert Louis Stevenson re-told for children growing in reading confidence and ability. When Jim Hawkins sets sail searching for buried treasure and adventure, he finds himself caught up in a deadly mutiny where he must outwit the cunning pirate Long John Silver in order to stay alive. Usborne Young Reading has been developed with reading experts from Roehampton University.

 

This book features in the following series: Usborne Young Reading, Young Reading Series 2 .

There are 64 pages in this book. This book was published 2007 by Usborne Publishing Ltd .

Angela Wilkes, an award-winning writer and editor, is renowned for lively, engaging books that children read over and over again. She excels in presenting information in an original and straightforward way - a gift that has been recognized by children and parents alike across the world.

This book contains the following story:

Treasure Island
When young Jim Hawkins finds an old map showing the location of a hoard of buried treasure, he joins the crew of the Hispaniola who set sail to find it. But they soon have a mutiny on their hands, led by the duplicitous pirate Long John Silver. As the quest turns murderous, Jims bravery is put to the test, and he discovers much about friendship, loyalty and betrayal on this daring voyage.

This book is in the following series:

Usborne Young Reading-Series 2

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Young Reading Series 2

Usborne Young Reading
The Usborne Reading Programme is a collection of over 300 reading books, graded in seven levels and covering a wide range of subjects, both fiction and non-fiction. First Reading covers the first four levels, and Young Reading the next three.Series 1: These titles are for children who have just started reading on their own. They are 48 pages long and typically contain several short stories or one longer story divided into chapters. They use fairly short, simple sentences and everyday vocabulary.Series 2: These titles are for children who are reading more confidently. They are 64 pages long and use varied sentence lengths, more complex sentence structure and more challenging vocabulary.Series 3: These titles are for fully confident readers who still need to gain the stamina needed for standard length books. They use advanced sentence structure and vocabulary and have more complex plots with subplots.

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