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Who was Jules Verne? / by James Buckley Jr. ; illustrated by Gregory Copeland.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Who was-- ?Publisher: New York : Grosset & Dunlap, An Imprint of Penguin Random House, [2016]Copyright date: ©2016Description: 106 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 20 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
  • cartographic image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780448488509
  • 0448488507
  • 9780399542374
  • 039954237X
  • 9781518225888
  • 1518225888
  • 9781484484852
  • 1484484851
Other title:
  • Jules Verne
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Who was Jules Verne? -- The boy who loved ships -- Away to Paris -- Finally, a novelist -- The extraordinary journeys -- Captain Nemo -- A war and a balloon -- The end of the adventure -- An inspiring life.
Summary: "Meet the father of science fiction, Jule Verne. Born in France in 1828, Jules Verne always dreamed of adventure. At age 11, he sneaked on board a ship headed for the Indies only to be discovered by his father and have his dreams dashed. After his father made him swear to only travel "in his imagination," Verne kept his promise for the rest of his life. He began writing adventure stories as a young man and became a popular writer throughout France. Known for mixing scientific discovery and literature in his books like Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea and Around the World in 80 Days, Verne is often called "The Father of Science Fiction.""-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
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Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's Biography Verne, J. B924 Available 33111008181493
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Biography Verne, J. B924 Checked out 05/13/2024 33111008443372
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Meet the father of science fiction, Jule Verne.

Born in France in 1829, Jules Verne always dreamed of adventure. At age 11, he snuck onboard a ship headed for the Indies only to be discovered by his father and have his dreams dashed. After his father made him swear to only travel "in his imagination," Verne kept his promise for the rest of his life. He began writing adventure stories as a young man and became a popular writer throughout France. Known for mixing scientific discovery and literature in his books like Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea and Around the World in 80 Days , Verne is often called "The Father of Science Fiction."

"Meet the father of science fiction, Jule Verne. Born in France in 1828, Jules Verne always dreamed of adventure. At age 11, he sneaked on board a ship headed for the Indies only to be discovered by his father and have his dreams dashed. After his father made him swear to only travel "in his imagination," Verne kept his promise for the rest of his life. He began writing adventure stories as a young man and became a popular writer throughout France. Known for mixing scientific discovery and literature in his books like Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea and Around the World in 80 Days, Verne is often called "The Father of Science Fiction.""-- Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references.

Who was Jules Verne? -- The boy who loved ships -- Away to Paris -- Finally, a novelist -- The extraordinary journeys -- Captain Nemo -- A war and a balloon -- The end of the adventure -- An inspiring life.

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