Customer Reviews

Treasure Island (A Stepping Stone Book(TM))

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I read the opening sentence presented on Amazon's site and checked it by the original book I have with a 1957 copyright. They were the same, so I felt confident that I was getting the genuine Treasure Island. What I received was a child's version in a totally different style. I didn't save anything over buying the original at my local Barnes and Noble store. Why do they advertise one thing and send another?! Be very careful.

Buyers should be aware that is an abridged version of the classic tale.

This edition captured the imagination of my 7-year old. It's a terrific stepping stone for this age group, but should not be reviewed as if it were Robert Louis Stevenson's original classic.

I teach students with special needs. Stepping Stone books give me modified classic literature that stays fairly close to the original text. This allows my students to focus more on comprehension skills, and less on "getting through the book". Treasure Island is a favorite combined with an overabundance of "pirating" activities that for a brief period of time my students get to become pirates. Comprehension soars. It is the best!

I highly recommend Treasure Island by Robert Lewis Stevenson because

it has an excellent plot and theme. Stevenson also writes using lots of details, and many

interesting similes and metaphors.

This story of adventure fiction tells about Jim Hawkins the young protagonist who

happens upon a treasure map. He then joins up with Dr Livesey who will lead the

adventure and the dangerous voyage filled with obstacles, and the evil pirate Long Jon

Silver and his crew in search of the buried treasure. The story begins in England in the

year 1854, but they then sail to Treasure Island.

This book is written in past and present tense from the points of view of Jim

Hawkins, and Dr Livesey. Here are some examples of Stevevson's writing as he uses

several details. "From the side of the hill, which was here steep and stony, a spout of

gravel was dislodged, and fell rattling and bounding threw the trees." Here's an example

of Stevenson's great skill as he uses similes and metaphors. "From trunk to trunk the

creature flitted like a dear, running man like on two legs, but unlike any man I had ever

seen stooping almost double as it ran."

Every page is exciting and thrilling, often leaving the reader hanging on the edge,

not knowing what's going to happen next. I think the chapter titles are really nice

because they give you a small idea about what's coming up next.

If your looking for an exciting and adventurous story I think that you would truly

enjoy this book.

This book is great. It's about pirates who are mean and they go on a ship and act like good guys. I liked this book because it was exciting.