Sci-Fi Classics: Journey to the Centre of the Earth (Easy Classics)

Adapted and illustrated edition of Journey to the Centre of the Earth at easy-to-read level for a new generation of readers aged 7+. After Axel cracks a mysterious code, he discovers the secrets of a sixteenth-century professor who claims to have travelled to the centre of the Earth. Curious if the journey is possible, Axels uncle, Professor Liedenbrock, launches an expedition to climb down into an Icelandic volcano and find out. Along the way, he and Axel follow many dangerous paths, finding an underground sky and a sea of deadly dinosaurs. About the Sci-Fi Classics Children's Collection: The Science Fiction Childrens Collection features ten of the most exciting stories that helped forge the genre, including early dystopia, time travel, alien invasion, and adventures both undersea and underground. Readers will visit Mars, climb down a volcano and encounter hideous animal experiments on Dr Moreaus island. Theyll meet famous characters such as Captain Nemo and John Carter not to mention dinosaurs!