Jules Verne

"In 1872 Phileas Fogg bets his friends he can circumnavigate the globe in just eighty days. So he sets out from London with his faithful servant, Passepartout, on an incredible journey. Going by train, steamship, sailing boat, sledge and even elephant, they face many surprises--and setbacks--along the way. There is not time to lose--will Phileas make it home before the final hour and win the wager?" -- Page [4] cover.

What a stunning discovery: an old, coded note that actually contains directions for reaching the Earth's very core! And once he finds it, renowned geologist Professor Liedenbrock can't resist setting out with his 16-year-old nephew to go where only one man has gone before. Jules Verne takes young readers on one of the most incredible journeys ever imagined, from Iceland's frozen tundra far down into fantastic underground prehistoric worlds and back...

In this spirited novel by master storyteller Jules Verne, five Civil War prisoners escape their Confederate jail by hijacking a hot-air balloon. Blown halfway across the world and stranded on a remote island, the fugitives' survival depends upon their ability to build a sustainable environment while withstanding pirate attacks, volcanic eruptions, and other challenges. Engineer Cyrus Harding takes charge of the crew, consisting of his servant, Neb;...

Blast off with "From the Earth to the Moon," a visionary science fiction masterpiece from the iconic Jules Verne. This groundbreaking novel spins an extraordinary tale of the daring Baltimore Gun Club, a post-Civil War society of weapons enthusiasts, who devise an audacious plan to catapult a spaceship to the moon. In the era before actual lunar expeditions, Verne astonishingly predicts technological advancements and the thrill of space exploration,...

A team of nineteenth-century American engineers builds a rocket to the moon in this visionary novel from the author of Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea and Around the World in Eighty Days During the Civil War, the members of the Baltimore Gun Club delighted themselves by designing artillery the likes of which the world had never seen. But when the South eventually surrenders, the gun club languishes, until its president, Impey Barbicane, conceives...

In 1872, English gentleman Phileas Fogg has many adventures as he tries to win a bet that he can travel around the world in eighty days.

Presents a graphic novel retelling of Jules Verne's classic novel. In 1872 London, Phileas Fogg makes a bet that he can travel the entire planet in eighty days. But when Fogg heads off on his trip with his personal attendant Passepartout, they don't realize they are being followed by a detective. Includes a glossary and Common Core activities.

Presents Jules Verne's classic novel in graphic novel format. Scientist Pierre Aronnax and harpooner Ned Land hunt for a sea monster that turns out to be a secret high-tech submarine. The submarine's commander, Captain Nemo, takes the men hostage to keep his secret. Scientist Pierre Aronnax and his trusty servant set sail to hunt a sea monster. With help from the worlds greatest harpooner, the men discover that the creature is really a high-tech...

Three men dare to adventure into a subterranean world full of danger and beauty. They discover many unusual things on their trip to the Earth's mysterious core. The classic novel by Jules Verne is retold in graphic novel format.

"The Underground City," one of Verne's lesser known works, begins with coal miner James Starr's journey to an old mine in Aberfoyle, near Stirling, Scotland, and the story spans over ten years. The family of mine overman, Simon Ford, has been living deep inside the mine, where they have discovered a large vein of coal. As a result, a community grows up around an underground lake called Loch Malcolm, 1500 feet below the ground, and soon mysterious...