The sequel to Around the World in 80 Days:: Around the World in 80 Seconds - set 200 years after the Jules Verne original! - Couverture souple

Kinder, Jeff

 
9781530321858: The sequel to Around the World in 80 Days:: Around the World in 80 Seconds - set 200 years after the Jules Verne original!

Synopsis

Six short stories for the young and young at heart.
1 Around the World in 80 Seconds is a science-fiction story about a time-travel train, written as homage to the incomparable Jules Verne, and in the style of Around the World in 80 Days and HG Wells’s The Time Machine. Illustrations by Beryl Kinder.
2 The Bunyip and the Frozen Billabong is a fantasy about ice skating in outback Australia.
Illustrations by Jeff Kinder.
3 Plex: The Ping-Pong Playing Octopus is about the value of practising, achieving and mindfulness, set in a galaxy full of joyful activity. Illustrations: Beryl Kinder.
4 Twenty-Two Thousand Tired Tummy Ticklers is a delightful dalliance with alliteration. Illustrations by Beryl Kinder.
5 Poor Princess Pee is a rhyming poem, and
6 The Life Story of Jeff Kinder.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Set 200 years after Jules Verne's classic original, "Around the World in 80 Days" finally has a sequel. "Around the World in 80 Seconds" is written as homage to the incomparable Jules Verne, and in the style of "Around the World in 80 Days" and HG Wells' "The Time Machine". The risky journey for those on board a time-travel train exemplifies the perils awaiting them in this unfamiliar future. Join Jeff and friends as they look back to the future on their high-speed adventure that is about to depart.

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