{"product_id":"9781402714573","title":"Treasure Island (Sterling Unabridged Classics Series)","description":"The illustrations for this series were created by Scott McKowen, who, with his wife Christina Poddubiuk, operates Punch \u0026amp; 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.\u003cp\u003eScott 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSneaky 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sterling","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47053341819120,"sku":"9781402714573","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781402714573_p0.jpg?v=1763715052","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781402714573","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}