Book cover for Around the Moon: In Plain and Simple English by Jules Verne

Around the Moon

In Plain and Simple English

2025 Released
92 Pages
1-2 Hours
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Independently PublishedISBN 9798281022330
Translated by Petra Graf

This book is written in plain and simple English. The translation largely follows their guidelines. The book is suitable for readers who have limited reading ability (dyslexia), are learning English as a second language, have difficulties with complex texts or simply want to enjoy a book in a compact, reader-friendly format.
"Around the Moon" is the second part of Jules Verne's famous story about a trip to the moon. In this book, a space capsule shaped like a cannonball flies to the moon. Inside are the president of the Gun Club, a French adventurer named Michel Ardan, and Captain Nicholl. After they launch successfully, the three men make many exciting discoveries as they travel around the moon. They see the moon's surface up close, talk about whether there could be life on the moon, and face problems like losing contact with Earth and dealing with weightlessness. The book is famous for its detailed science and creative ideas about space travel, which did not exist when Verne wrote it. Verne shows his great imagination and belief that people can achieve amazing things through science and adventure.

Jules Verne

Jules Verne

Jules Verne (1828-1905) is considered by many the father of science fiction. Born in Nantes, France, he studied law but turned to writing opera libretti until the 1863 publication of Five Weeks in a Balloon, the first of his Extraordinary Voyages series. Its success encouraged him to produce a number of classic and prophetic science fiction novels, including Journey to the Center of the Earth and Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea. His stories foresaw many scientific and technological developments, including the submarine, television, and space travel.

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