Journey to the Centre of the Earth -- Jules Verne

The intrepid Professor Lindenbrock embarks upon the strangest expedition of the nineteenth century: a journey down an extinct Icelandic volcano to the Earth's very core. In his quest to penetrate the planet's primordial secrets, the geologist--together with his quaking nephew Axel and their devoted guide, Hans--discovers an astonishing subterranean menagerie of prehistoric proportions. Verne's imaginative tale is at once the ultimate science fiction adventure and a reflection on the perfectibility of human understanding and the psychology of the questor. As David Brin notes in his Introduction, though Verne never knew the term "science fiction," <b>Journey to the Centre of the Earth</b> is "inarguably one of the wellsprings from which it all began."<br><br><b>Author:</b> Jules Verne<br><b>Publisher:</b> Modern Library<br><b>Published:</b> 12/09/2003<br><b>Pages:</b> 224<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.36lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 7.98h x 5.34w x 0.49d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780812970098<br><b>Audience:</b> Ages 9-12<br><br><b>Accelerated Reader:</b><br><b>Reading Level:</b> 9.9<br><b>Point Value:</b> 17<br><b>Interest Level:</b> Upper Grade<br><b>Quiz #/Name: </b>535 / Journey to the Center of the Earth (Unabridged)<br><br><p><b>About the Author</b><br>David Brin is the Hugo Award-winning author of fifteen bestselling novels and collections, including <b>Earth, The Postman, </b> and the <b>Uplift</b> saga. His nonfiction book, <b>The Transparent Society, </b> won th