VERNE, JULES
Ideal for new learners of English looking to improve and practise their English. The book is filled with useful vocabulary that is carefully graded and easy to understand, it also comes with audio, so that you can listen to the story at the same time as reading.'I want to fly later this year.''So it's a race,' laughs Lagari.'Yes,' smiles Hezarfen.The time is the 1630s . Sultan Murat IV rules the Ottoman Empire. Two Istanbul brothers - Hezarfen Ahmet Çelebi and Lagari Hasan - dream of flying. Which of them can be the first flying man? And what does the Sultan give to the winner of the race? Read this story and find the answers.
Nantes, 1828 - Amiens, 1905. Escriptor francès universalment conegut gràcies a la dedicació al gènere de la novel·la científica, que feia amb grans dosis d'aventura i de ficció, però també troballes enginyoses totalment avançades i inimaginables per a la seva època, com ara els vehicles espacials, la televisió o el submarí.
