Jules Verne’s classic science fiction fantasy carries its hero—Professor Aronnax of the Museum of Paris—on a thrilling and dangerous journey far below the waves to see what creatures live in the ocean’s depths. In the process, Verne imagined a vessel that had not yet been invented: the submarine.
A book about learning to tell the time
Today you can go round the world in eighty days,' says Phileas Fogg. 'Do it, and I pay you 20,000 pounds,' says his friend Stuart. This is the beginning of one of Jules Verne's most exciting stories. Phileas Fogg must get back to London by December 21st or lose all his money. And with the help of his servant, Passepartout, Fogg travels in many ways - from train to elephant - and has some surpri…
Ah, Ice cream, just about everyone's favorite dessert. You know your favorite flavor, but have you ever wondered how it's made? Or where and when ice cream was invented? Or just who it was who come up with the very first ice cream sundae? (And why is it spelled s-u-n-d-a-e?). Find these answers and more, from the ices enjoyed by Roman emperors to how ice cream soda was invented to the world bi…
Find out about why we tell time and how we tell time - on both analog and digital clocks! Dozens of fun clock faces show the hours and the minute, ready for telling. And that's not all " you can calso learn about all the big and little chunks of time we use, from seconds to millennia.