Treasure Island
β Scribed by Chris Tait; Robert Louis Stevenson; Lucy Corvino; Arthur Pober
- Book ID
- 111956873
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 351 KB
- Edition
- Classic Starts Series
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781402786907
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β¦ Synopsis
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Pirates, buried treasure, and action aplenty--that's what's served up in this fine story, mates, and kids will eat it up. After Jim Hawkins finds the map to a mysterious treasure, he sets sail in search of the fortune. Little does he realize he's boarded a pirate ship, and that surprises and danger await him...including a meeting with the inforgettable Long John Silver.
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EDITORIAL REVIEW: There are many editions of Treasure Island. This educational edition was created for self-improvement or in preparation for advanced examinations. The bottom of each page is annotated with a mini-thesaurus of uncommon words highlighted in the text, including synonyms and antonyms.
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When a college graduate with a history of hapless jobs (ice cream scooper; gift wrapper; laziest ever part-time clerk at The Pet Library) reads Robert Louis Stevenson's novel,**Treasure Island**, she is dumbstruck by the timid design of her life. When had she ever dreamed a scheme? When had she ever
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