Wow! I just finished "Treasure Island" by Robert Louis Stevenson. What a great adventure story! Pirates, treasure, Skull Island, Long John Silver -- all the famous pirate stuff is here! What would you do if you were on board a ship and overhead some of the sailors planning to mutiny? And what if you were risking your life to tell the captain? This story is told from the perspective of a young boy. If you liked "Pirate's of the Carribbean," then this is the book for you -- it's where all the famous pirate stories came from.
Parents: Here is a wonderful read-aloud for a family with older children. Compared to current fiction for children, the depictions of violence (sword fights and the like) are not very graphic, but the language is more archaic and it just takes longer to get through the story -- wouldn't be easy for those younger than 8 to sit still for. It's worth it! After you've read the book, the 1950 Walt Disney movie (starring Robert Driscoll as Long John Silver) is a great version of the story. It's available at your public library.
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I'm an elementary school librarian who loves to read and share new books with others. Here is where I review books, talk about reading and information technology.
