The books in this series provide lower ability pupils and pupils with special educational needs access to the true texts of classic novels, combining abridged text from the original stories with storyboard layouts and illustrations. Each page is annotated for easy access and "think" boxes encourage pupils to discuss and address key points as they read. This text is the pupil's book for "Treasure Island" and contains just the novel, so that students will be able to get a feel for the whole text, and teachers will be able to use the books as they wish without being limited by prescribed activities.
This book was recognised in the Big Read Top 100 category by the Bbc Book Awards.
This book is part of a book series called Livewire Graphic Novels .
This book is aimed at children in secondary school. This book is part of a reading scheme, meaning that it is a book aimed at children who are learning to read.
There are 64 pages in this book. This is a comic book/graphic novel. This book was published 2001 by Hodder Education .
Robert Louis Stevenson is perhaps best-known today for 'Treasure Island' and 'The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'. Phil Page is the co-author of the successful Shakespeare Graphics and Livewire Graphics series for Hodder Murray. Philip Page is an experienced author and illustrator. He is an ex-Deputy Head and teacher of English and History. Marilyn Pettit is Senior Advisor at Sandwell LEA.
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 has been nominated for the following award:
Bbc Book Awards
This book was recognised in the Big Read Top 100 category by the Bbc Book Awards.