David Balfour's survives an attempt on his life, only to be kidnapped and destined for a life of slavery. A violent storm offers a means of escape, but the adventure doesn't end there. This work fits into Key Stage 2 English and supports Key Stage 3 English. It also helps achieve the goals of the Scottish Standard Curriculum 5-14.
This book features in the following series: Graffex, Graphic Classics .
There are 48 pages in this book. This is a comic book/graphic novel. This book was published 2007 by Salariya Book Company Ltd .
Robert Louis Stevenson is perhaps best-known today for 'Treasure Island' and 'The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'. Fiona Macdonald has written over 300 children's books. She lives in Scotland and visited Coll to write this book.
This book contains the following story:
Kidnapped
On a stormy night off the coast of Scotland, young David Balfour faces his most terrifying test yet. He's been double-crossed by his wicked uncle, tricked into a sea voyage and sold into slavery. When the dashing Alan Breck Stewart comes aboard, he finds a brave friend at least, and the pair fight back against their treacherous, black-hearted shipmates. But then the ship hits a reef, it's every man for himself, and David must battle against the raging sea itself!
