Copyright Date:
2006
Edition Date:
2006
Release Date:
08/22/10
Pages:
61 pages
ISBN:
Publisher: 1-562-54914-6 Perma-Bound: 0-605-09037-8
ISBN 13:
Publisher: 978-1-562-54914-5 Perma-Bound: 978-0-605-09037-8
Dewey:
Fic
Dimensions:
23 cm.
Language:
English
Reviews:
ALA Booklist
Brothers in Arms receives Reader's Chair standard minimalist treatment, in which no introductory (title, author, reader) announcement is made. Although this abrupt plunge into the expressively read story may prove disorienting at first, this tale of future interplanetary mercenaries is most engaging. The novel's ironic humor lightens the complexities of the attempted murder of a man with two separate identities. Who, then, is the intended victim? The well-produced classic A Journey to the Center of the Earth emphasizes Verne's tongue-in-cheek humor through Davidson's understated British narration. A professor, his nephew, and a guide undertake an adventure that involves traveling to Iceland, crossing fjords on small (and stubborn) ponies, ascending a steep mountain, and then descending into the core of an inactive volcanic crater. New and established Heinlein fans will flock to the two-part, unabridged sf masterwork, Time Enough for Love, which remains as forward-looking as the time frames in which the novel is set. As read by James, each tiny emotional nuance is delicately shaded with insight and understanding, bringing the text into an art form verging on theater.
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Word Count:
4,379
Reading Level:
3.4
Interest Level:
7-12
Accelerated Reader:
reading level: 3.4
/ points: 1.0
/ quiz: 122793
/ grade: Middle Grades
Reading Counts!:
reading level:7.9 /
points:16.0 /
quiz:Q14151
Lexile:
HL500L
Guided Reading Level:
V
Fountas & Pinnell:
V
Themes: Adapted Classics, Low Level Classics, Graphic Novels, Illustrated, Jules Verne, Fiction, Tween, Teen, Young Adult, Hi-Lo, Hi-Lo Books, Hi-Lo Solutions, High-Low Books, Hi-Low Books, ELL, EL, ESL, Struggling Learner, Struggling Reader, Special Education, SPED, Newcomers, Reading, Learning, Education, Educational, Educational Books. These literary masterpieces are made easy and interesting. This series features classic tales retold with color illustrations to introduce literature to struggling readers. Each 64-page eBook retains key phrases and quotations from the original classics. Take a journey into the future of science and imagination, as seen through the eyes of Jules Verne. The adventures of Henry, Hans, and Professor Von Hardwigg take the reader from the surface of a planet they know to a world alien to them located deep inside the earth. Verne shows man's ability to survive even in the most adverse conditions and proves that survival is man's most basic instinct. He brings out the adventurer in all of us.