Treasure Island

Robert Louis Stevenson's sweeping tale of action, thrills and suspense - English language learners of all ages will enjoy developing their vocabulary and reading fluency as they read about the escapades of young Jim Wilson as he finds himself entangled in a seafaring journey with the feared pirate Long John Silver. Students and teachers alike will be drawn into this enthralling tale of pirates, treasure and a boy who becomes a man. Compass Classic Readers provide beginning and intermediate English language learners accessible adaptations of the greatest works of literature. Carefully designed to retell the stories using vocabulary and sentence structure appropriate for one of six different grade levels. - Carefully graded, retold-stories using appropriate vocabulary and sentence structure - Motivating full-color illustrations - Discussion questions before and after each chapter - A glossary of key vocabulary words - A short playlet for fun classroom activities - An MP3 CD of the full story