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Lexile measure
1070L
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English
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"In 1872 Phileas Fogg bets his friends he can circumnavigate the globe in just eighty days. So he sets out from London with his faithful servant, Passepartout, on an incredible journey. Going by train, steamship, sailing boat, sledge and even elephant, they face many surprises--and setbacks--along the way. There is not time to lose--will Phileas make it home before the final hour and win the wager?" -- Page [4] cover.
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Series
Pub. Date
1995
Edition
1st Adventure Library ed.
Physical Desc
xxvii, 246 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Language
English
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Sailing Alone Around the World, by Joshua Slocum, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics:
• New introductions commissioned from todays top writers and scholars
• Biographies of the authors
• Chronologies...
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English
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"Wonder meets wanderlust in an extraordinary new travel book. Created by the founders of AtlasObscura.com, the vibrant online destination and community with over 3 million visitors a month, Atlas Obscura is the bucket-list guide to over 700 of the most unusual, curious, bizarre, and mysterious places on earth" --
Get off the beaten path, and brush off your bucket list! Inspiring equal parts wonder and wanderlust, this volume celebrates the strangest...
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Language
English
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The Voyage of the Beagle is the title most commonly given to the book written by Charles Darwin and published in 1839 as his Journal and Remarks, bringing him considerable fame and respect. This was the third volume of The Narrative of the Voyages of H.M. Ships Adventure and Beagle, the other volumes of which, were written or edited by the commanders of the ships. Journal and Remarks covers Darwin's part in the second survey expedition of the ship...
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English
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#1 NY TIMES Bestselling Ebook!
Readers who enjoy books by Luanne Rice, Kristin Hannah and Susan Wiggs will enjoy this emotional and compelling story of family secrets and romantic adventure from award-winning author Barbara Freethy.
This is a full length novel of approximately 100,000 words.
From the back cover:
There are secrets meant to be shared and those that must be kept forever ...
Bestselling author Barbara Freethy presents her
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Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
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On November 14, 1889, two young female journalists raced against one another, determined to outdo Jules Verne's fictional hero and circle the globe in less than 80 days. The dramatic race that ensued would span 28,000 miles, captivate the nation, and change both competitors' lives forever.
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Publisher
Creative Editions
Pub. Date
[2014]
Lexile measure
800L
Physical Desc
1 online resource (40 pages) : color illustrations, color map
Language
English
Description
A sailor boy named Nick travels the uncharted world of the late 1700s in this illustrated account of the historic three-year voyage of the British vessel Endeavour and its captain, James Cook.
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Publisher
Motorbooks
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 online resource : illustrations (chiefly color)
Language
English
Description
The first-ever firsthand chronicle of Dr. Gregory W. Frazier's never-ending motorcycle ride.
A little over 40 years ago, a man named Gregory W. Frazier got on his motorcycle, went for a ride, and never returned. He's still out there, circumnavigating the globe: exploring the jungles of Asia in the winter, trout fishing in Alaska in the summer, and covering all points in between during the rest of the year. He's been shot at by rebels, jailed by...
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Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (69 pages) : color illustrations, color maps.
Language
English
Description
Presents a graphic novel retelling of Jules Verne's classic novel. In 1872 London, Phileas Fogg makes a bet that he can travel the entire planet in eighty days. But when Fogg heads off on his trip with his personal attendant Passepartout, they don't realize they are being followed by a detective. Includes a glossary and Common Core activities.
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Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
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Description
We met these spirited best friends in Fearless Fernie, and now they're taking on the world! From boxing a kangaroo in Australia to craving Mexican food in Taiwan, or riding a runaway camel in Egypt and eating cheese as holey and smelly as their socks in Switzerland, the globe is their imaginary playground.
Gary Soto's accessible and humorous poems will elicit nods of recognition and bursts of laughter as readers enjoy this outrageous
12) Visitors
Pub. Date
2003
Edition
Full screen ver.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (88 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
After six months at sea on a solo trip around the world, Georgia Perry's 44-foot sail boat sits idle with no wind in her sails for several days. Cabin fever sets in and the border between fact and fantasy begins to trickle away. Are uninvited visitors boarding the vessel, or is her mind deceiving her? But if these are just tricks in her imagination, how do these ghostly encounters leave Georgia with bruises? If the visitors are real, is there a bigger...
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
Full screen ver.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (45 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When Strawberry takes a journey, there's fun and excitement around every turn. Join Strawberry and her pals as they load up the car and set out for an unforgettable road trip. The girls make new friends, share new experiences and learn that the trip itself can be just as amazing as the destination. Strawberry makes a bet with Pie Man that she can travel around the world in 80 days. Now, she must race against the clock to make it back to Strawberryland...
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In a lively discussion with Lord Kelvin, inventor Phileas Fogg states his belief that it's possible for someone to travel around the globe in a mere 80 days. Kelvin challenges him to prove it, and adds a wager: if Fogg can't circumnavigate the globe in 80 days, he'll have to give up inventing forever. Fogg and his crew of two take the challenge. They travel by train, boat, balloon, horseback, and any other means at their disposal. However, Fogg and...
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Pub. Date
1899
Physical Desc
2 volumes : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835—1910), more commonly known under the pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, lecturer, publisher and entrepreneur most famous for his novels "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" (1876) and "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" (1884). First published in 1897, Twain's travel book "Following the Equator - A Journey Around the World" chronicles his 1895 tour of the British Empire when he was 60 years old. Fundamentally...
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English
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The riveting story of Ferdinand Magellan's historic 60,000-mile ocean voyage-now updated with a new introduction commemorating the 500th anniversary of his journey.
Ferdinand Magellan's daring circumnavigation of the globe in the sixteenth century was a three-year odyssey filled with sex, violence, and amazing adventure. Now in Over the Edge of the World, prize-winning biographer and journalist Laurence Bergreen entwines a variety of candid, firsthand...
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English
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"On July 12th, 1776, Captain James Cook, already lionized as the greatest explorer in British history, set off on his third voyage in his ship the HMS Resolution. Two-and-a-half years later, on a beach on the island of Hawaii, Cook was killed in a conflict with native Hawaiians. How did Cook, who was unique among captains for his respect for Indigenous peoples and cultures, come to that fatal moment? Hampton Sides' bravura account of Cook's last journey...
Author
Lexile measure
910L
Language
English
Description
"For all curious kids, here is an invitation to embark on the adventure of a lifetime-a thrilling expedition to 100 of the most surprising, mysterious, and weird-but-true places on earth. Hopscotch from country to country in a chain of connecting attractions. Explore Mexico's glittering cave of crystals, then visit the world's largest cave in Vietnam. Or peer over a 355-foot waterfall in Zambia, then learn how Antarctica's Blood Falls got their mysterious...
Author
Pub. Date
1992
Physical Desc
409 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
In this towering story about a man pitting himself against the sea, against society, and against himself, Robert Stone again demonstrates that he is "one of the most impressive novelists of his generation" (New York Review of Books). Inviting comparison with the great sea novels of Conrad, Melville, and Hemingway, Outerbridge Reach is also the portrait of two men and the powerful, unforgettable woman they both love - and for whom they are both ready,...
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Publisher
Molino
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
Primera edición.
Physical Desc
48 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
Español
Description
Fogg est̀ decidido a dar la vuelta al mundo en ochenta d̕as, pero ¿a quǐn pretende engąar? Nadie ha conseguido nunca hacer algo as̕. Por suerte, contar̀ con dos buenos amigos (y alg͠n otro enemigo) que har̀n del viaje una aventura inolvidable.
Nobody believes Phileas Fogg when he says he will go around the world... in just eighty days! It seems like an impossible mission, especially with the police on his heels and all kinds of obstacles...