The Resource Who was Jules Verne?, by James Buckley Jr. ; illustrated by Gregory Copeland
Who was Jules Verne?, by James Buckley Jr. ; illustrated by Gregory Copeland
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The item Who was Jules Verne?, by James Buckley Jr. ; illustrated by Gregory Copeland represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Newburyport Public Library.
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- Summary
- "Meet the father of science fiction, Jule Verne. Born in France in 1828, Jules Verne always dreamed of adventure. At age 11, he snuck onboard a ship headed for the Indies only to be discovered by his father and have his dreams dashed. After his father made him swear to only travel "in his imagination, " Verne kept his promise for the rest of his life. He began writing adventure stories as a young man and became a popular writer throughout France. Known for mixing scientific discovery and literature in his books like Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea and Around the World in 80 Days, Verne is often called "The Father of Science Fiction.""--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 106 pages
- Contents
-
- Who was Jules Verne?
- The boy who loved ships
- Away to Paris
- Finally, a novelist
- The extraordinary journeys
- Captain Nemo
- A war and a balloon
- The end of the adventure
- An inspiring life
- Isbn
- 9780399542374
- Label
- Who was Jules Verne?
- Title
- Who was Jules Verne?
- Statement of responsibility
- by James Buckley Jr. ; illustrated by Gregory Copeland
- Title variation
- Jules Verne
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Meet the father of science fiction, Jule Verne. Born in France in 1828, Jules Verne always dreamed of adventure. At age 11, he snuck onboard a ship headed for the Indies only to be discovered by his father and have his dreams dashed. After his father made him swear to only travel "in his imagination, " Verne kept his promise for the rest of his life. He began writing adventure stories as a young man and became a popular writer throughout France. Known for mixing scientific discovery and literature in his books like Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea and Around the World in 80 Days, Verne is often called "The Father of Science Fiction.""--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1963-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Buckley, James
- Dewey number
- 843/.8
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- portraits
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PQ2469.Z5
- LC item number
- B834 2016
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Copeland, Gregory
- Series statement
- Who was--?
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Verne, Jules
- Authors, French
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Literary
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / General
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / People & Places / Europe
- Target audience
- juvenile
- Label
- Who was Jules Verne?, by James Buckley Jr. ; illustrated by Gregory Copeland
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- cartographic image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- cri
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Who was Jules Verne? -- The boy who loved ships -- Away to Paris -- Finally, a novelist -- The extraordinary journeys -- Captain Nemo -- A war and a balloon -- The end of the adventure -- An inspiring life
- Control code
- 1669901
- Dimensions
- 20 cm
- Extent
- 106 pages
- Isbn
- 9780399542374
- Lccn
- 2016011722
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps, portraits
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 1669901
- (OCoLC)921864973
- Label
- Who was Jules Verne?, by James Buckley Jr. ; illustrated by Gregory Copeland
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- cartographic image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- cri
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Who was Jules Verne? -- The boy who loved ships -- Away to Paris -- Finally, a novelist -- The extraordinary journeys -- Captain Nemo -- A war and a balloon -- The end of the adventure -- An inspiring life
- Control code
- 1669901
- Dimensions
- 20 cm
- Extent
- 106 pages
- Isbn
- 9780399542374
- Lccn
- 2016011722
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps, portraits
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 1669901
- (OCoLC)921864973
Subject
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Literary
- Verne, Jules, 1828-1905 -- Juvenile literature
- Authors, French -- 19th century -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / People & Places / Europe
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / General
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