Who Was Jules Verne?
  • Published: 1 September 2016
  • ISBN: 9780448488509
  • Imprint: Penguin Workshop
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 112
  • RRP: $14.99

Who Was Jules Verne?

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Journey twenty thousand leagues under the sea, around the world in eighty days, and beyond in the story of Jules Verne.

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."
  • Published: 1 September 2016
  • ISBN: 9780448488509
  • Imprint: Penguin Workshop
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 112
  • RRP: $14.99
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James Buckley Jr.

James Buckley Jr. is one of the country’s most prolific writers of nonfiction for kids, with more than 200 titles to his name, including twenty in the New York Times bestselling Who Was…? biography series and nine books in the Show Me History graphic nonfiction series. James runs Shoreline Publishing Group, a leading producer of nonfiction kids’ books for national and school-library publishers. Shoreline has produced books about moviemaking, creating comic books, celebrity biographies, fashion design, and more. James lives in Santa Barbara, California, where he is the co-producer of the local production of Bloomsday, an annual salute to Irish author James Joyce.

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