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(0)Robert Louis Stevenson
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English
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Children & Junior: Treasure Summer Reading 2022
Piratical Reads for Teens
Children & Junior: Treasure Summer Reading 2022
Piratical Reads for Teens
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Treasure Island is an adventure novel by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, narrating a tale of "buccaneers and buried gold". First published as a book on 23 May 1883, it was originally serialized in the children's magazine Young Folks between 1881 and 1882 under the title Treasure Island or, the mutiny of the Hispaniola with Stevenson adopting the pseudonym Captain George North. Traditionally considered a coming-of-age story, Treasure Island...
2) Kidnapped
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English
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After being kidnapped by his villainous uncle, sixteen-year-old David Balfour escapes and becomes involved in the struggle of the Scottish highlanders against English rule.
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English
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In fifteenth-century England, when his father's murderer is revealed to be his guardian, seventeen-year-old Richard Shelton joins the fellowship of the Black Arrow in avenging the death, rescuing the woman he loves, and participating in the struggle between the Yorks and Lancasters in the War of the Roses.
5) Kidnapped
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Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
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A sixteen-year-old orphan is kidnapped by his villainous uncle, but later escapes and becomes involved in the struggle of the Scottish highlanders against English rule.
8) Block city
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E.P. Dutton
Pub. Date
c1988
Language
English
Description
A child creates a world of his own which has mountains and sea, a city and ships, all from toy blocks.
11) Treasure Island
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English
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While going through the possessions of a deceased guest who owed them money, the mistress of the inn and her son find a treasure map that leads them to a pirate's fortune.
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Bushel & Peck Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
In Treasure Island in 20 Minutes a Day, the unabridged text of the exciting story of Jim Hawkins, the pirates, and Long John Silver is broken down into easy, twenty-minute chunks-perfect for daily read-alouds. Thoughtful questions after each passage boost comprehension and facilitate meaningful discussion, while definitions in the margins make it easy for parents to explain what challenging words might mean.
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
When young Billy comes to possess a secret treasure map, he sets sail with mild-mannered Capt. Smollet and a host of assorted Muppets and humans in search of the wealth. Their adventure is filled with songs, wacky humor, and irreverent silliness.
15) Treasure planet
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Publisher
[Walt Disney Home Entertainment]
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Jim is a young man who grew up reading tales of pirates and adventures on the high seas, and longs for similar excitement in his own life. One day a dying man hands him a map and gives him a warning. Upon careful examination, Jim realizes the map charts the course to Treasure Planet, a distant world where hundreds of space pirates have stashed their loot. Jim is certain this is the adventure he's been dreaming of and sets out to find the fabled Treasure...
Publisher
Well-Trained Mind Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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"Poems can sweep us away to fantasy lands or long-ago times, or show us everyday people and creatures in a whole new light. In this new recording, master storyteller Jim Weiss introduces children to the magic of poetry, performing 40 classic poems, and providing brief introductions to the poets, including Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman, E. E. Cummings, and many more."