Treasure Island

by Barbara Green (Adapted by), Robert Louis Stevenson

Young Jim Hawkins finds a treasure map and is pursued by the feared pirate Long John Silver.

Genres: Fiction, Classics, Adventure

189 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 2004

Reviews

[Luke Keeshen · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was an good story

[John Richard · Rating 3 out of 5]

For me personally, the abridged version left a bit lacking.

But the large amount of pictures was a hit with the kids. Luna wishes there was another one!

[Kodachi57 · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 - 8 yr old son's rating

[Iuli · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is so well-known and has seen countless TV and movie adaptations that we're all familiar with the story. Yet somehow I couldn't bring myself to be excited about reading the original story. I'm not really a lover of sea adventures, but as a classic tale, I felt I had to read this book. Sadly, I felt it lacked heart, it was written somewhat like a chronicle and while I prefer being to the point, I don't really like it in a story (excluding Hemingway). The sea language for me was difficult and I couldn't understand half the things the pirates said.

If I would have read it at a much younger age and were unfamiliar with the story, I would have probably liked it a little better.

[Hailey Story · Rating 3 out of 5]

The theme of this book would be Adventure, because the main character finds this map and is destined to find this island. He has to take on Pirates, He has to guard and take over a ship. He even has to save some lives. He comes across another guy named Long John Silver who will do anything for this map.

[Aaron · Rating 3 out of 5]

A decent introduction to the story for extremely young readers with some pretty good illustrations. Sort of like a more enjoyable Spark Notes version.