The adventures of pirates have always held fascination for young readers. And Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island is one of the first and most exciting tales of the “pirates of the Caribbean”.

This classic story of the hunt for a lost treasure is brought to new life in an exciting visual manga style. Young readers will follow the tale of the young Jim Hawkins and his encounters with pirates, Blind Pew, Black Dog and the famed Long John Silver all vividly portrayed in this new illustrated version of this intriguing and suspense-filled tale.

The book includes a very informative time-line that puts this fictional account into a real historical perspective.