Journey to the
Center of the Earth

Retold from the Jules Verne original
by Kathleen Olmstead

Illustrated by Eric Freeberg

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Olmstead, Kathleen.
   Journey to the center of the earth / retold from the Jules Verne original by Kathleen Olmstead ; illustrated by Eric Freeberg.
       p. cm. — (Classic starts)
    Summary: Professor Liedenbrock, his nephew Axel, and their guide Hans explore a volcanic crater in Iceland that leads them to the center of the Earth and to incredible and horrifying discoveries.
   ISBN 978-1-4027-7313-6
[1. Explorers—Fiction. 2. Science fiction.] I. Freeberg, Eric, ill. II. Verne, Jules, 1828–1905. Voyage au centre de la terre. III. Title.
   PZ7.O515Jo 2011
   [Fic]—dc22

2010009754

Lot#:
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3/11
Published by Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.
387 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10016
Text © 2011 by Kathleen Olmstead
Illustrations © 2011 by Eric Freeberg

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CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1:
An Old Book and a New Mystery

CHAPTER 2:
Uncle Liedenbrock Works Night and Day to Solve the Mystery

CHAPTER 3:
Axel Has a Secret

CHAPTER 4:
Axel Worries About the Future

CHAPTER 5:
The Great Adventure Begins

CHAPTER 6:
A Warm Welcome to Iceland

CHAPTER 7:
A Guide for the Journey

CHAPTER 8:
Snaefells, At Last

CHAPTER 9:
Into the Volcano

CHAPTER 10:
The First Sign of Trouble

CHAPTER 11:
Axel Struggles Against the Odds

CHAPTER 12:
The Search for Water Continues

CHAPTER 13:
Axel Loses His Way

CHAPTER 14:
Uncle Liedenbrock and Hans to the Rescue

CHAPTER 15:
The Liedenbrock Sea

CHAPTER 16:
Creatures of the Deep

CHAPTER 17:
Passing Through a Violent Storm

CHAPTER 18:
A New World Discovered

CHAPTER 19:
Eruption

CHAPTER 20:
The Journey Ends

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