Michael Foreman's Treasure Island / Robert Louis Stevenson ; [foreword by Michael Morpurgo ; illustrated by Michael Foreman].
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TextPublication details: London : Pavilion, [2010], c2009.Description: 226 p. : col. ill. ; 31 cmISBN: - 1843651173 : HRD
- 9781843651178 : HRD
- Treasure Island
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's Fiction | Stevenso Rob | Checked out | 06/08/2024 | 33111006342915 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The classic adventure filled with pirates, treasure and tall ships Stunningly illustrated by much-loved artist Michael Foreman With an introduction by Michael Morpurgo A wonderful, lavish gift book for any adventure-loving kid
This is the book that brought pirates into the popular imagination with its villain/hero, the peg-legged captain Long John Silver. Fabulous jewel-filled chests, treasure maps marked with X's, pirates with parrots and eye-patches - it is all here!
THE ILLUSTRATOR
Michael Foreman's books for children have earned him widespread recognition as one of the world's leading illustrators. He has worked on a vast range of children's books, both his own and with writers such as Terry Jones and Michael Morpurgo. His own books include 'War Boy' and 'War Game' - winners of the Kate Greenaway Award and Smarties Book Prize respectively. He has also illustrated many classic stories such as 'Peter Pan and Wendy' and 'The Wind in the Willows'.
Reprint. Originally published: 2009.
Jim Hawkins and his innkeeper mother find a treasure map that may lead them to a pirate's fortune.