Around the World in Eighty Days ()

Author: (French) Jules Verne
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Publish Date: 2004-05-01
Features: Phonetic edition of literary classics for primary school students, accompanied by a CD-ROM with engaging introductions by "Aunt Juyin." This book tells the wonderful story of an English gentleman who travels around the world in eighty days. Some children might wonder, if you take a plane, wouldn't it take about a day to circle the Earth? But this story takes place in the distant 19th century, when planes had not yet been invented! The protagonist, Mr. Phileas Fogg, and his lovable servant Passepartout, rely only on ships and trains to overcome countless difficulties and complete their journey around the world in eighty days—a major event that caused a sensation at the time! This book focuses on the many thrilling stories that happen to Mr. Fogg and Passepartout. For example, Mr. Fogg buys an elephant in India to cross the forest; encounters terrifying bandits while traveling by train; and races through snowstorms in the United States. If children want to know the details of these thrilling stories, they should quickly open this book and read it. After reading, perhaps everyone can learn many important things from Mr. Fogg!