The island of thieves
By: Josh Lacey
Publisher: Andersen Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9781849392457
Subjects: Fiction; Buried treasure; Children's stories; Adventure and adventurers
Description: Tom goes with his Uncle Harvey to Peru, where they narrowly escape imprisonment and death as they hunt for buried treasure after tracking down a journal written by John Drake, a young relative of Sir Francis Drake, on a voyage to Lima in 1577. Includes biographical information on John and Francis Drake. Suggested level: primary, intermediate.