| The Mysterious Island Contributor(s): Verne, Jules (Author) |
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ISBN: 0486820394 ISBN-13: 9780486820392 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $12.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Science Fiction - Action & Adventure - Fiction | Romance - Science Fiction |
| Dewey: 843.8 |
| LCCN: 2017019586 |
| Lexile Measure: 510 |
| Series: Dover Thrift Editions |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 5" W x 8" (0.70 lbs) 496 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 122822 Reading Level: 3.5 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this spirited novel by master storyteller Jules Verne, five Civil War prisoners escape their Confederate jail by hijacking a hot-air balloon. Blown halfway across the world and stranded on a remote island, the fugitives' survival depends upon their ability to build a sustainable environment while withstanding pirate attacks, volcanic eruptions, and other challenges. Engineer Cyrus Harding takes charge of the crew, consisting of his servant, Neb; journalist Gideon Spilett; sailor Bonadventure Pencroft and his adopted son, naturalist Herbert Brown; and Harding's faithful dog, Top. Starting with the development of fire, pottery, and bricks, the castaways gradually achieve one technological advance after another by combining their skills -- and with some surreptitious help from an unknown benefactor, whose identity adds to their island's mystery. First published in 1874, The Mysterious Island remains an exuberant story of survival and an adventure classic. |