Adapted and illustrated edition of The Island of Doctor Moreau at easy-to-read level for a new generation of readers aged 7+. After being rescued from a shipwreck, English scientist Edward Prendick meets Montgomery, a man who seems to be hiding something. With nowhere else to go, Prendick follows Montgomery ashore to a strange volcanic island. There, he meets Doctor Moreau – a scientific genius who turns animals into human-like beasts. Fearing both the beasts and humans on the island, Prendick realises that he must learn how to survive or find a way to escape. About the Sci-Fi Classics Children's Collection: The Science Fiction Children’s Collection features ten of the most exciting stories that helped forge the genre, including early dystopia, time travel, alien invasion, and adventures both undersea and underground. Readers will visit Mars, climb down a volcano and encounter hideous animal experiments on Dr Moreau’s island. They’ll meet famous characters such as Captain Nemo and John Carter – not to mention dinosaurs!