Journey to the Center of the Earth (Treasury of Illustrated Classics)

This book is an adaptation of the classic novel Journey to the Center of the Earth. 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 up again through the fires of an erupting volcano. This easy to read adaptation is guaranteed to hook beginning readers not yet ready to tackle the original.