Journey to the Center of the Earth

by Davis Miller (Retelling), Katherine McLean Brevard (Retelling), Jules Verne

Axel and his uncle find a note that describes a path to Earth's center! The men climb deep inside a volcano and discover amazing wonders. They also run into danger, which could trap them below the surface forever. These reader-favorite tiles are now updated for enhanced Common Core State Standards support, including discussion and writing prompts developed by a Common Core expert, an expanded introduction, bolded glossary words and dynamic new covers.

Genres: Graphic Novels, Classics, Science Fiction, Adventure, Childrens, Middle Grade, Fiction

72 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1864

About the author

Davis Miller is notable for a series of works that combine reportage and autobiography. His books include The Tao of Muhammad Ali and The Tao of Bruce Lee: a martial arts memoir, both of which have been critically acclaimed number-one bestsellers in the United Kingdom and Japan, as well as The Zen of Muhammad Ali: and other obsessions, a collection of personal essays, memoir and short fiction that was published exclusively in the U.K., where it was a number-eight bestseller.

His most recent book is Approaching Ali: A Reclamation in Three Acts, which was published on 1 March 2016 in the United States and the United Kingdom, and on 3 September 2016 as En Busca de Muhammad Ali in Spain.

Miller's story 'My Dinner with Ali' was judged one of the twenty best magazine stories of the 20th Century.

He is also co-librettist of the acclaimed chamber opera, "Approaching Ali," which was commissioned by the Washington National Opera and received its world premiere in 2013 at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

Reviews

[Hugo Chinchilla · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this comic with my oldest son as a bedtime story. The truth is that we enjoy this adventure from start to finish. Many people think that reading comics is not enriching, but I think that it's one more way to tell good stories. The fact of having to read it aloud has allowed my son to have a unique experience that has allowed him to see, hear and imagine beyond what is embodied in the comic.

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I thought this was the full length novel when I borrowed it from my library, turns out it's the graphic novel. Decided to read it anyways since it would be a good introduction and let me decide if I do want to read the original book.

I know this is aimed at a younger age demographic but I wish it had been longer and gone into much more detail. Maybe I will pick up the original text after all.

[ilharryjamesandperseus · Rating 5 out of 5]

8.50/10

[Fiona · Rating 3 out of 5]

The adventure "Journey to the Center of the Earth",by Davis Miller is about they Adventurous.
In the beginning of the book, they came to a mysterious house.
As the book continues, they have gone through many difficulties.
In the end of the book, just escaped from the mysterious and ancient house.

[Molly_loves_books_reading · Rating 3 out of 5]

Can get a bit confusing

[Marvin · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked the book because it was suspensful and had some mystory that are fun to try and solve and when you think you solved them it as a different thing.They give different points of view on what is happening and the details are great because they descripe it like if you where there and saw it.That is some parts of why I like that their are a little bit more but one thing that really didn't like was it was a little boring it took sometime to get to the point .

[Marissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book because it had a happy ending. In the middle of the book there were dangerous situations. They went on an adventure and found many things that the world didn’t know about. I liked that they kept going on the adventure and didn’t give up. I also really liked the uncle’s attitude in the book.

[Nena · Rating 4 out of 5]

La versión que leí estaba en español.
Evidentemente no se puede plasmar todo lo que tiene el libro de Verne pero los dibujos y lo hacen muy dinámico.
Ideal para niños incluye actividades y un vocabulario.

[Kayleen · Rating 2 out of 5]

Was not happy with this very short graphic novel. Needs to be much longer. There was more material at the beginning before the journey started then needed. I understand it's for a younger crowd but they didn't need to butcher it

[Veronika · Rating 2 out of 5]

This version of the novel is written for children. It holds true to the basic plot and can be read in one to two bedtime sittings. The pictures make up for some of the simplicity of the text, but overall, the words read like a very short summary of a novel, rather than a novel in itself.

[Ami · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is my favorite graphic novel adaptation I’ve found thus far. The story is very engaging, but the novel isn’t at a very low reading level.

[Kristy McRae · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another library check-out graphic novel with my son! He's getting a great taste of the classics with this series.

[Keshia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice, fast-paced adventure story!

[Scott · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great retelling of the story.

[David Cavaco · Rating 3 out of 5]

Straight up graphic novel of Jules Verne's famous novel. A quick read with more visuals than dialogue.

[Rebeca · Rating 3 out of 5]

Hermosas ilustraciones pero la adaptación no me gustó. Ya me voy a dejar de hacer mensa y leeré la versión completa de adultos. :(

[Karri Hoopes · Rating 2 out of 5]

A good bridge novel or introductory novel of the classic by Jules Verne. This could work well for readers 10-13 or beginning older readers. Not really my thing.

[Mickey Bits · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent adaptation of the classic Jules Verne story. An excellent way to interest the younger folks in this fun story. Highly recommended.

[Rajesh · Rating 3 out of 5]

beautiful book with crazy artwork and the story is nice but it could have been longer.

[William · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun. Very, very brief overview of the original. Great for a quick read. Good illustrations.

[emyrose8 · Rating 4 out of 5]

I haven't read the original (I've only seen the Wishbone episode), so I'm not sure how it matches up with the full story, but it seems like a decent retelling. Short enough kids will stay engaged.

[Angie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Why read a huge novel when you can read a graphic novel adaptation for kids? For the details obviously. Occasionally you do find the details a bit much though and need just the highlights. This graphic adaptation by Stone Arch delivers that. You don't have all the pontificating of Otto Lidenbrock and only the sporadic whining of Axel Lidenbrock. You do get the fantastical expedition through a volcano and deep into the bowels of the earth though. You still get to see the fantastical prehistoric animals and the twelve-foot tall giant man herding mastodons. Finally you get to pop back up to the surface by riding a geyser of lava through another volcano. Jules Verne had quite the imagination and as modern readers we know most of this stuff could never happen and we know that Otto and Axel are idiots who were saved by Hans. However, it is a fun, fantastical voyage through the imagination and the lack of details actually works here.

[Jeffrey · Rating 3 out of 5]

While a nice little interpretation of a classic, this graphic novel strips Jules Vernes' tale down to a bare minimum. I read this book to review it for my school district, and approved it for library collections, but wasn't all that impressed. The art is suberb and it is very accessible to both reluctant and low-level readers, but it seemed to be lacking in depth. Reduced mostly to blatant action, the characters aren't all there anymore. Of course, all that being said, it was short and I didn't put it down until I was finished with it.

[Sonya Huser · Rating 1 out of 5]

This is only the second graphic novel in this series that I've read, and I was really disappointed! A few pages in, I found a spelling mistake. "You're hearing is fine, nephew."

You're. YOU'RE!

I decided I'm not even going to bother adding this one to the library's collection. Instead, it'll just go in the cabinet with the other AR prize giveaway books. So disappointing!

[Rebecca · Rating 2 out of 5]

From what I learned about the story in this graphic novel, I don't think that I would enjoy the full Jules Verne novel. Reading a graphic novel was about the only way I would familiarize myself with the story, so I'm glad that I did read it. I just can't say that I liked it very much.

[Matthew Gray · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty fun read, although I don't think there's another world at the center of the earth with a mini sun and shit...

[Guisela · Rating 3 out of 5]

not sure about this one

[georgia styles ♔ · Rating 2 out of 5]

itz ok

[Daniel · Rating 3 out of 5]

One day I'll read more books writed by Verne.

[Jenny Burridge · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent.