A Journey to the Centre of the Earth (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781605977263)

Middle school and older readers will enjoy this action adventure novel exploring the deepest bowels of the earth. Jules Verne was born in 1828 in France. His dream was to write a new kind of novel, which combined scientific fact with fiction. Verne eventually wrote 40 novels in his Voyages extraordinaires series. "What one man can imagine, another will someday be able to achieve." Is a quote from an article in the Encyclopedia Britannica that sums up Verne so well. A Journey to the Centre of the Earth is an adventure novel set below the earth's surface. Three men decide to explore a passage that leads from a volcano into the depths of the earth. They face dangers and an uncertain future.

Author: Jules Verne
ISBN-10: 1605977268
ISBN-13: 9781605977263
Publisher: Book Jungle
Language: English
Published: 07/04/2008
Pages: 260
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.25h x 7.50w x 0.55d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 9.9
Point Value: 17
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 535 / Journey to the Center of the Earth (Unabridged)