Long John Silver, his pirates and the crew of the Hispaniola are heading for Skeleton Island to seek hidden treasure. Adventure, bravery and skullduggery galore ensue. Is it a ! treasure map?' So begins Jim Hawkins's adventure, as he swaps life at home with his mother for life on the open sea. Aboard the Hispaniola with a crew of double-crossing pirates, he must survive trickery and violence in pursuit of an ancient horde of jewels. What he finally finds on the island, however, is a treasure beyond his imagining! Robert Louis Stevenson's popular classic is given dramatic life in this exuberant and entertaining new play. Offering a great introduction to Stevenson's text and a variety of parts for a large ensemble, Ken Ludwig's drama is perfect for Years 7 and 8. The resource material looks at historical pirates and their hold on popular imagination, adventure yarns, the life and writing of Stevenson, as well as practical staging advice and a range of reading, writing, and speaking and listening activities.
This book is part of a book series called Collins Drama .
This book is aimed at children in secondary school.
There are 96 pages in this book. This book was published 2007 by HarperCollins Publishers .
Robert Louis Stevenson is perhaps best-known today for 'Treasure Island' and 'The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'.
This book contains the following story:
Treasure Island
When young Jim Hawkins finds an old map showing the location of a hoard of buried treasure, he joins the crew of the Hispaniola who set sail to find it. But they soon have a mutiny on their hands, led by the duplicitous pirate Long John Silver. As the quest turns murderous, Jims bravery is put to the test, and he discovers much about friendship, loyalty and betrayal on this daring voyage.
