Jules Verne
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
After a scientist discovers he has reached the center of the Earth, he must help his nephew and a friend travel through a world of strange creatures to get back to the surface; after deciphering a code that leads to a legendary island where his grandfather is lost, a teenage boy partners with his stepfather to find the island and rescue his grandfather.
Language
English
Description
As famine and death ravage Richmond, VA, five northern Civil War POWs plan a daring escape by hijacking a hot air balloon. Drifting through the night, they wake to find themselves marooned on a desert island, but they're not alone. Littered with wreckage, the island is home to a cast of survivors who have been lost in space and time. Forced to defend themselves against vicious pirates, terrifying creatures and a volcano that's ready to blow, they...
Series
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
Mary Grant has received a message in a bottle from her missing father, a sea captain. She enlists Jacques Paganel, a French geographer, Lord Glenarvan, owner of the Steam Navigation Company, and other searchers to rescue him as they travel the 37th parallel in South America and Australia.
Pub. Date
[2009?]
Language
English
Description
Treasure Island: Long John Silver and a cabin boy match wits in search of buried treasure. In search of the castaways: The daughter of a missing sea captain discovers that her father may be held captive by cannibals and embarks on a desperate journey to rescue him.
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Phlegmatic, punctual Englishman Phileas Fogg believes in progress, science, and intellectual deduction. When a member of the Reform Club challenges him on the impossibility of completing a round-the-world tour in eighty days, he wagers his entire fortune to prove that he can do it. He is accompanied by his valet Passepartout, and followed by Mr. Fix, a detective who believes he is a notorious bank robber. Shot in 70mm, using the Todd-AO process (an...
Series
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Journey to the center of the earth: A group of explorers embark on an expedition to the earth's core. Little Miss Broadway: A gifted orphan attracts the good will of a hotel manager. My friend Flicka: A rancher's son attempts to tame a semi-wild horse. Those magnificent men in their flying machines: A group of aviators vie for a huge prize in a London-to-Paris air race.