On The Mark Press OTM14268 - Treasure Island Lit Link - Gr 4-6 (Discontinued)

Children will be thrilled by this classic adventure story while examining themes of loyalty and fear. The activities in this Lit Link will guide their learning through chapter-by-chapter questions. Additional activities in vocabulary word study and personal development are designed according to research-based education principles to improve literacy skills in communication critical thinking and more. About the novel - Robert Louis Stevensons Treasure Island is one of the most beloved novels ever written. When and old seaman Billy Bones dies at young Jim Hawkins inn Jim discovers the treasure map of the famed Captain Flint among the old seamans belongings. With the help of family friends Dr. Livesey and the squire a sailing ship is purchased a crew hired and led by Captain Smollett Jim and his friends head for the island on which the treasure is buried. Upon reaching Treasure Island Long John Silver the ship s one-legged cook leads most of the crew in a bloody mutiny against Captain Smollett and the others. Will Jim and his friends survive to find and claim the treasure. And what will become of the traitorous Long John Silver.