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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
Around the World in Eighty Days is a classic adventure novel by the French writer Jules Verne, published in 1873. In the story, Phileas Fogg of London and his newly employed French valet Passepartout attempt to circumnavigate the world in 80 days on a £20,000 wager (roughly £1.6 million today) set by his friends at the Reform Club. It is one of Verne's most acclaimed works. The story starts in London on Tuesday, October 1, 1872. Fogg is a rich English...
Author
Series
Franny K. Stein mad scientist volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Franny K. Stein jumps into action as a mad scientist when Igor swallows the doomsday device.
6) Buck Rogers
Publisher
VCI Home Video
Pub. Date
[2000?]
Language
English
Description
In this action packed science fiction serial in 12 chapters, Buck Rogers and young Buddy Wade, preserved in a state of suspended animation for 500 years, are brought back to life by future Earth scientists. They awaken in the year 2500 A.D. to find planet Earth in a state of emergency being ruled by Killer Kane and his super gangsters. Buck and Buddy solicit the help of the planet Saturn to rid the universe of this sinister tyrant. Thus, the spectacular...
Author
Publisher
BBC Books
Pub. Date
1990
Language
English
Description
Text and photographs describe Palin's journey in 1988 to circumnavigate the world, following the route taken by Phileas Fogg, a fictional character in the Jules Verne story, 115 years earlier. A part of the challange was using the same forms of transportation that was available to his predecessor.
Author
Publisher
Del Rey
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Description
With the end of the Sith Wars, the Jedi are convinced that the Sith have been destroyed, unaware that Darth Bane, the creator of the "Rule of Two," survives and is preparing in secret to build a new Sith Order, with which he plans to rule, with his new apprentice at his side.
11) Seeing the world
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Among the ten films in this section are a transatlantic crossing in a Zeppelin dirigible, a 1925 stencil-colored trek through the Belgian Congo, World War I-era Parisian street kids in Montmartre, a 1916 visit to Los Angeles, a 1927 sound film of pilot Charles Lindbergh embarking on his New York-Paris flight, an early 1930s portrait of New York City's Coney Island, and a promotional film made for Josephine Baker's revue at the Folies-Bergère, Paris....
Publisher
Universe Publishing
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"For anyone who has fallen under its spell, a car represents freedom and adventure. For decades, the American tradition of the road trip has been bound up with the idea of new possibilities and new horizons. This book is an indispensable guide to the most beautiful, breathtaking, extraordinary, and fun road trips the world has to offer. Complete with road trips varying in length and level of challenge, from an epic transglobal route inspired by Ewan...
14) A dog's way home
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Formats
Description
As a puppy, Bella finds her way into the arms of Lucas, a young man who gives her a good home. When Bella becomes separated from Lucas, she soon finds herself on an epic, 400-mile journey to reunite with her beloved owner. Along the way, the lost but spirited dog touches the lives of an orphaned mountain lion, a down-on-his-luck veteran and some friendly strangers who happen to cross her path.
16) Oblivion
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Jack Harper is the lone security repairman stationed on a desolate, nearly ruined future Earth. When he rescues a beautiful stranger from a downed spacecraft, her arrival triggers a nonstop chain of events that forces him to question everything he knows, and leaves humanity's fate in his hands.
18) Home
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
A lovable misfit from another planet meets a girl named Tip. The two unlikely friends embark on the greatest journey of all time.
19) Japan
Author
Series
Publisher
Lonely Planet Global Limited
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Lonely Planet's Japan is our most comprehensive guide that extensively covers all the country has to offer, with recommendations for both popular and lesser-known experiences. Summit Mount Fuji, pay your respects at Buddhist temples in Kyoto, and have your fill of sushi and sake; all with your trusted travel companion.
Publisher
Bounty Books
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
From Sydney Harbour and the Taj Mahal, to the Matobo National Park and the Bay of Fundy in Canada, this superb book is essential for anyone who wants to experience new landscapes and cultures. Featuring 501 destinations from all over the world, there is something for everyone to enjoy, and the detailed descriptions of each place will leave you desperate to experience another culture and way of life.
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