Scholastic Children’s Books are proud to publish this
beautiful edition of the classic tale, Treasure Island.
Jim Hawkins is the son of the innkeepers of the Admiral Benbow
near Devon and becomes fascinated by a mysterious lodger, the old
seaman Billy Bones.
It soon becomes apparent to Jim that Billy Bones is in hiding
from a man with one wooden leg, and he is also in possession of a
much sought after pirate’s treasure chest.
When Billy Bones suddenly drops dead, Jim flees, taking with him
an oilskin packet from within the chest. It turns out that Jim
has taken a map detailing the whereabouts of Captain Flint’s treasure.
A swash-buckling adventure aboard the Hispaniola ensues as Jim
attempts to track down the treasure with the help of a one-legged
sea cook Long John Silver, Captain Alexander Smollett, Squire Trelawney
and Dr. Livesey, among others.
But all is not as it seems. Is Long John Silver really trustworthy?
After all, Bones did warn him of a man with one leg…
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