| Treasure Island Contributor(s): McKowen, Scott (Illustrator), Stevenson, Robert Louis (Author) |
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ISBN: 1402714572 ISBN-13: 9781402714573 Publisher: Union Square Kids OUR PRICE: $8.96 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2004 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: The illustrations for this series were created by Scott McKowen, who, with his wife Christina Poddubiuk, operates Punch & Judy Inc., a company specializing in design and illustration for theater and performing arts. Their projects often involve research into the visual aspects of historical settings and characters. Christina is a theater set and costume designer and contributed advice on the period clothing for the illustrations. Scott created these drawings in scratchboard - an engraving medium which evokes the look of popular art from the period of these stories. Scratchboard is an illustration board with a specifically prepared surface of hard white chalk. A thin layer of black ink is rolled over the surface, and lines are drawn by hand with a sharp knife by scraping through the ink layer to expose the white surface underneath. The finished drawings are then scanned and the color is added digitally. Sneaky pirates, sailing ships, buried treasure, exotic lands, and murderous mutiny: what could be better to win over even the most reluctant boy reader? Robert Louis Stevenson serves up thrills, chills, and plenty of action in this timeless, and much-admired adventure novel. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Classics - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2004016214 |
| Lexile Measure: 980 |
| Series: Sterling Unabridged Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.99" H x 6.44" W x 8.38" (1.14 lbs) 232 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 522 Reading Level: 8.3 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 12.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The illustrations for this series were created by Scott McKowen, who, with his wife Christina Poddubiuk, operates Punch & Judy Inc., a company specializing in design and illustration for theater and performing arts. Their projects often involve research into the visual aspects of historical settings and characters. Christina is a theater set and costume designer and contributed advice on the period clothing for the illustrations. Scott created these drawings in scratchboard - an engraving medium which evokes the look of popular art from the period of these stories. Scratchboard is an illustration board with a specifically prepared surface of hard white chalk. A thin layer of black ink is rolled over the surface, and lines are drawn by hand with a sharp knife by scraping through the ink layer to expose the white surface underneath. The finished drawings are then scanned and the color is added digitally. Sneaky pirates, sailing ships, buried treasure, exotic lands, and murderous mutiny: what could be better to win over even the most reluctant boy reader? Robert Louis Stevenson serves up thrills, chills, and plenty of action in this timeless, and much-admired adventure novel. |