In which my review is furnished by my four-year-old, who, I must warn you, has no qualms about spoilers:What did you think about this book?Good, can you put all the stars?Why was it good?Because I liked the part of the volcano and the dinosaurs of the water. What did you think about all the parts in between the dinosaurs and the volcano?Very, very interesting. Which character was your favorite? Hans, the uncle, or Harry?All of them. What were they like?Harry was very silly because he was getting...

I truly enjoyed reading this in a sitting, on a Monday morning. Even as an adult, I am very curious about these kind of adventures into the centre of the earth. Has it really been attempted before? I have to find out for myself.

The first time I read this book I was knee high to a grasshopper. The version I read was the kid friendly version with hand drawn pictures of the spectacular journey as it unfolded. Now that I’m an adult I wanted to recapture some of that same magic from my childhood. The original book by Jules Verne was published in 1864 in French and then translated to English in 1871. Reading a book that is 140 years old was an adventure all in itself because as you can imagine the language and dialog was qui...

This is a timeless classic sci-fi adventure story that was originally written by Jules Verne but adapted by Howard J. Schwach. This was a very interesting book that tells the story of how an uncle, his nephew, and their tour guide travelled to the center of the Earth.The story was told in the perspective of the nephew. He explained his worries and their troubles during the trip. I found it very interesting that their whole journey began by decoding an ancient runic message they found in a book.

I've really enjoyed reading these illustrated classics with my 10 year old son. I'm sure they pale in comparison with the originals, and the number of typos is disappointing, but they make for great bedtime reading and are perfect for 8-10 year olds.

I have very fond memories of reading and rereading this book as a child. The GIC series opened me to classic literature when I might not have been ready to tackle the complexity of the language. While the nuances of prose are lost in some adaptations, Verne is a story-first writer, so there is still plenty to.love here. Great way to introduce a young reader to a classic tale.The only knock from 5 stars is, as some reviewers have mentioned, the amount of typos. A lot. A distracting amount. Otherw...

Having never read it in high svhool, i found a high school edition and dove right in.No illustrations are needed as Verne creates topography, creatures, pathways, caverns and more. So we'll that they come to life as do the characters whom encounter dangers and difficulty, seemingly at every momnt. **abridged version 280 pages. **

Because I was too lazy to read the original, I thought I’d take the opportunity to dive into the abridged version just to satisfy my curiosity. The first 3/4 or so was really quite good and entertaining, the last 1/4 however just went downhill. I really thought the ending was rather idiotic and entirely implausible, granted, this is science FICTION. I couldn’t get past the dinosaurs and giant mushrooms. I just couldn’t. Also from an editorial standpoint there were many grammatical errors in this...

This was one of my favorite books as a kid. I loved the story and that there was a black-and-white sketch illustration on every other page. I was annoyed at how the main character didn’t want to go and once on the journey, kept wanting to turn back. Until one point when I WOULD have wanted to turn back, he’s like “We can do it!” and I’m in disbelief. I liked the journey to get to the center of the earth, but once they reached a certain point, I felt a little let down. Not because of what they fo...

This cute, wee pocketbook was my first introduction to Jules Verne's epic adventure. Severly abridged and accompanied by beautiful line drawings, it helped a young reader discover the perilous journey into the bowels of the earth in a satisfying and engaging format. Since I was currently doing *A Journey to the Centre of the Earth* marathon and devouring the expedition in every format, it felt only right to scour out this childhood book and add it to the must-reread collection.

My 9 and 11 year olds loved this as a read aloud. They were riveted the whole time. My only complaint is that because they simplified some areas for younger readers they lost some continuity and detail. I'll get the full Jules Verne version for them to read on their own.

Howard J. Schwach's adaptation of A Journey to the Center of the Earth (Great American Classics) is nicely done; however the editor dropped his duties in ensuring that the book did not contain mechanical and grammatical errors. For example, on page 224 "relief" is spelled "reliel" and that's just one of the misspellings. There are other issues throughout the read. Regardless, I read this because my granddaughter read it during her final nine weeks of fifth grade and I couldn't believe the teache...

I like the Journey to the Center of the Earth because of the humor. One part in the book I liked was when a boy talked about needing water. Another part I liked was when they broke a hole in a wall but right when that happened it created a waterfall. The final part was when lava pushed the raft out of the mouth of the volcano.The part I disliked was the part when a boy and there grandfather were decoding a letter.

I strongly believe that this book was really good. The only thing that I didnt like was that some parts I didn't understand. I don't recromend this book to people who get really bored on books. I do recremend this book to people who find thrillers good, and also don't mind parts that are boreing at points. This book is also like a mystery book. For example, there are parts where your asking your self what will happen to a character or you might start guessing what parts might happen next. since

I thought it was a great story. It was originally written by Jules Verne, but the illustrated version was made by Howard J. Schwach. It is a story about a man named Harry and his uncle, Professor Hardwigg, on their journey to the center of the earth. It is a very cool story and I hope you like it if you read it.

My sons really liked the adventure in this novel. For me...its just not my style. I didn't like the characters except for Han and the story is just too far fetched for me. They would have been dead multiple times in their journey. This was definitely not for me.

I enjoyed reading this book. A lot of different subjects were related in the book including geology, archeology, zoology, botany, fossils and other science related subjects. It's really amazing the amount of info the writer new about.

This is the kids version of the book but I still thought it was good. Without reading the original I'd say this is a pretty good summary of it. The story line moves right along, and on the plus side every page had an illustration on it!

This is for the illustrated classic version that I read nightly to my legit captivated 4yr old daughter. It was so incredibly full of errors and over-exposition that I know the original doesn’t have.But! it was still a delightful read and I definitely had fun channeling my best shitty German accent for the perpetually angry professor. My partner & I also found great amusement in the very plain captions for the illustrations.

I want to make it very clear that this rating is for the "Great Illustrated Classics" series edition of this book, not the real Jules Verne classic. This series is horrifying in its failure to edit or even construct logical sentences. Dumbing down classics with truly dumb re-writings is worse than Cliff Notes.