Mini Classics. From the Earth to the Moon

Classics

The most beloved classics of all time, in simpler, shorter versions.

A story of adventure, friendship, imagination, discovery, and travel. The Moon! Who has never dreamed of touching it with a fingertip? This is the tale of an idea that becomes a space adventure, a journey beyond the boundaries of Earth. One of the very first science fiction novels, a masterpiece by Jules Verne, retold here by Davide Morosinotto.

  • A great classic of science fiction, made accessible to readers aged 7 and up.
  • Adapted by a bestselling author and Andersen Prize winner.
Publisher: Edizioni EL
Target: 8-10
Year: 2021
Author
Davide Morosinotto

An author whose books have been translated into 25 languages, in Italy Davide Morosinotto won the Super Andersen Prize in 2017 with Il Rinomato Catalogo Walker&Dawn (The Pocket Watch Gang), Mondadori, and the Strega Children’s Prize 2021 with La Più Grande (The Greatest), Rizzoli, with which he also entered the IBBY Honour List 2021. A finalist at the prestigious Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis and winner of the Penzberger Urmel in Germany, he has also won the Prix des Bouquineurs en Seine and the Grand Prix des Lecteurs du Journal de Mickey in France, the Vlag en Wimpel and the Zilveren Griffel in Holland, the KJV in Flanders, the Protagonista Jove prize in Catalonia and he was nominated for the Carnegie Medal 2022 in the United Kingdom.

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