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Around the world in 80 days

A graphic novel adaptation of Jules Verne's classic novel featuring Phileas Fogg, a wealthy gentleman who makes a bet that he can travel around the world in just eighty days.
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Courageous circumnavigators

true stories of around-the-world adventurers
Tells the stories of adventurers who have circled the globe, from the first voyage around the world led by Ferdinand Magellan to modern solo circumnavigators such as Ellen MacArthur and Steve Fossett. Plus, details the courage and skill of circumnavigators.
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Ferdinand Magellan

Presents in graphic novel format the life and adventures of sixteenth-century Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan.
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Around the world in eighty days

In order to win a bet, Phileas Fogg embarks on a wild journey on which he must go around the world in eighty days.

Around the world in eighty days

Englishman Phileas Fogg races around the world on a daring wager in the seemingly impossible time of eighty days.

To Timbuktu

Casey Scieszka and Steven Weinberg describe how a plan to reconnect after graduating from college led them from the United States to China, where a six-month commitment to teach English in Beijing turned into a two year journey across nine countries.

Ferdinand Magellan

circumnavigating the world
Explores the life and adventures of sixteenth-century Portuguese explore Ferdinand Magellan, and describes his voyages and mission to discover a westward passage from Spain to the Spice Islands.

Manuelita do?nde vas?

Unable to sleep, Manuelita the tortoise embarks on a journey around the world. Presented in Spanish.
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Quie?n fue Fernando de Magallanes?

A brief biography of late fifteenth-century Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan, who became the first European to lead an expedition across the Pacific Ocean in his attempt to circumnavigate the globe.

Who was Ferdinand Magellan?

Presents a children's study into the life of Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan, who in 1519, set out from Spain to circumnavigate the world.

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