What was that mysterious object terrifying sailors back in 1866? Was it a sea monster or a man-made machine? Award winning author Antonis Papatheodoulou and illustrator Iris Samartzi re-imagine the original Jules Verne's stories through texts full of playful riddles and delightful, vivid illustrations.

 

This book is part of a book series called Jules Vernes Adventures Stories .

There are 36 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2019 by Faros Books .

Antonis Papatheodoulou has published more than 40 books. He has won the International Compostela Prize for picture books 2016, the Greek State Picturebook Award 2011, the Illustrated Children's Book Award of "Diavazo" literary magazine 2011, the Greek State Picturebook Award 2012, the Illustrated Book Award of the Greek section of IBBY 2012 and the Non Fiction Award of the Greek section of IBBY 2015. Four of his titles have been included in the White Ravens list. He lives in Athens with his family. Petros Bouloubasis was born in Athens, Greece. He has graduated from the "Graphic Design Institute of Athens". He works as a freelance illustrator. His work is published and exhibited in Greece, Spain, Japan, Australia, France, Korea, Belgium, Iran, Turkey. He has won the `State Illustration Award 2007'. Antonis Papatheodoulou has published more than 40 books. He has won the International Compostela Prize for picture books 2016, the Greek State Picturebook Award 2011, the Illustrated Children's Book Award of "Diavazo" literary magazine 2011, the Greek State Picturebook Award 2012, the Illustrated Book Award of the Greek section of IBBY 2012 and the Non Fiction Award of the Greek section of IBBY 2015. Four of his titles have been included in the White Ravens list. He lives in Athens with his family. Iris Samartzi was born in Athens. She studied Graphic Design and Interior Design-Decoration at the Vakalo School of Arts where she graduated with a scholarship. She has attended workshops for children's painting and dramatic art in education. Since 2004 she mainly focuses on children's books illustrations. Many of her books have won the Greek State Award and The Greek IBBY Award. Her picturebook One Last Letter won The Compostela 2016 International Prize. Jules Vernes (1828 - 1905) was a French novelist, poet and playwright, best known for his adventure novels and his influence on the literary genre of science fiction.