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Book Title: Jules Verne's from Earth to the Moon : How Many Things Have Been Denied One Day, Only to Become Realities the Next!
Item Length: 9in.
Item Height: 0.4in.
Item Width: 6in.
Author: Jules Vern
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Science Fiction / Action & Adventure
Publisher: Word to T.H.E. Wise, a
Publication Year: 2013
Genre: Fiction
Item Weight: 9.5 Oz
Number of Pages: 194 Pages
