Jules Verne
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
1040L
Language
English
Description
"When an eccentric professor acquires an ancient book, a riddle on a spare piece of parchment tucked neatly within its pages leads him and his nephew on an unparalleled adventure. The unlocked riddle brings them to a remote mountain on Iceland, where they enter an extinct volcano on a daring quest to reach the center of the earth. They soon find themselves at a giant underground ocean where the laws of science are constantly redefined and prehistoric...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 9.6 - AR Pts: 12
Lexile measure
HL 550L
Language
English
Description
A casual wager hastens the elegant and exacting Phileas Fogg on a rollicking ride around the world with his entertaining sidekick Passepartout in tow and the dogged Detective Fix hot on their heels. By cab, rail, steamer, and ingenious means improvised en route, they cobble together a global adventure in which they overcome all manner of unanticipated and sometimes uproarious obstacles while still managing to rescue the demure princess Aouda. Full...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 10.8 - AR Pts: 41
Lexile measure
HL 510L
Language
English
Description
With an Introduction by Alex Dolby Jules Verne (1828-1905) is internationally famous as the author of a distinctive series of adventure stories describing new travel technologies which opened up the world and provided means to escape from it. The collective enthusiasm of generations of readers of his extraordinary voyages was a key factor in the rise of modern science fiction. In The Mysterious Island a group of men escape imprisonment during the...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 10 - AR Pts: 28
Lexile measure
HL 800L
Language
English
Description
This nineteenth-century tale of an electric submarine, its eccentric captain, and the undersea world, anticipated many of the scientific achievements of the twentieth century. The adventures of a French scientist and his companions who travel the seven seas as prisoners in the submarine of the mysterious Captain Nemo.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
GN 440L
Language
English
Description
Scientist Pierre Aronnax and his trusty servant set sail to hunt a monster. With help from Ned Land, the world's greatest harpooner, the men soon discover that the creature is really a high-tech submarine. To keep this secret from being revealed, the sub's leader, Captain Nemo, takes the men hostage. Now, each man must decide whether to trust Nemo or try to escape his underwater world.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In this graphic retelling of the classic novel, Phileas Fogg bets his friends in London that in the year 1872 he can travel around the world in eighty days--and he and his personal attendant, Passepartout, find danger and romance on the journey.
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Young Prince Arel has been imprisoned by his evil brother, Prince Kalban, who seeks to steal the throne. Arel must use his wits and his sword arm to battle through the monstrous traps of the Dungeon of the Seven Dooms in order to rescue his father and save the kingdom.
Series
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
GN 490L
Language
English
Description
In this graphic retelling of the classic story, a team of explorers journey to Iceland, and descend into a volcanic crater that leads them to a fantastic world at the center of the Earth.
Author
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
GN 440L
Language
English
Description
A graphic novel adaptation of Jules Verne's classic story that finds Scientist Pierre Aronnax and his servant held captive by Nemo, the captain of the high-tech submarine, "Nautilus."
Author
Pub. Date
[2010]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
Description
A professor, his nephew, and their guide explore a volcanic crater that leads them to the center of the earth and to incredible and horrifying discoveries.
Axel y su tio encuentran una nota que describe un camino al centro de la Tierra! Los hombres descienden a lo profundo de un volcan y descubren maravillas .