El protagonista es un adolescente llamado Jim Hawkins que trabaja en la posada de sus padres llamada El Almirante Benbow. Un dia llego a la posada un viejo marinero llamado Billy Bones. Al morir este, Jim se hace con un baul que contiene el mapa de una isla desierta donde se esconde una fortunaa en oro. Jim, el Senor Trelawney y el doctor Livesey se embarcan junto al capitan Smollet en la Espanola rumbo a una fascinante aventura. Pero pronto...

On a journey that will take them to Tibet, Nepal, China, Italy, and Siberia, the Fargos find themselves embroiled with black-market fossils, an ancient Tibetan kingdom, a lost landmass in the North Sea, Stone Age ostrich egg shards inscribed in a cryptic language, a pair of battles separated by thousands of miles and hundreds of years and a skeleton that could just turn the history of human evolution on its head.

Clifford's big doghouse is where the fun begins on Birdwell Island. It's the place where Clifford, Emily Elizabeth and their friends meet and make plans for adventures, both big and small. Laughing, playing and sharing great times together, they dig up treasures, perform in a band, explore the local carnival, and make a new friend.