The dour Fogg's obsession with his timetable is complemented by the dynamism and versatility of his French manservant, Passepartout, whose talent for getting into scrapes brings colour and suspense to the race against time.įive Weeks in a Balloon (1863) was Verne's first novel.

This volume contains two of his best-loved yarns, chosen from among the sixty-four titles of Les Voyages Extraordinaires, Verne's pioneering contribution to the canon of modern science fiction.Īround the World in Eighty Days (1873) relates the hair-raising journey made as a wager by the Victorian gentleman Phileas Fogg, who succeeds - but only just! - in circling the globe within eighty days. JULES VERNE (1828-1905) POSSESSED that rare storyteller's gift of being able to present the far-fetched and the downright unbelievable in such a way as effortlessly to inspire his reader's allegiance and trust. Translations are by Paul Desages (Around the World in Eighty Days) and Arthur Chambers (Five Weeks in a Balloon). With an Introduction and Notes by Professor Roger Cardinal. Teachers and researchers can carry out various studies by designing interdisciplinary environments by benefiting from the study results.This is a new copy of the Wordsworth Editions classic title Around The World In 80 Days / Five Weeks In A Balloon by Jules Verne. Also be used in multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, and transdisciplinary teaching to integrate science and social studies courses. As a result, the book can use as a context for fourth-grade science and social studies courses. It was determined first the association between the two curricula and the book, then starting points for planning appropriate activities for multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, and transdisciplinary teaching. The book was associated with all learning areas of the Science Curriculum and five of the seven learning areas of the Social Studies Curriculum. As a document review, the book was analyzed based on the Science and Social Studies Curricula/Turkey-2018.

This study aims to determine the usability of the book 'Five Weeks in a Balloon' authored by Jules Verne, as a context for interdisciplinary teaching of fourth-grade science and social studies courses.

Five Weeks in a Balloon by Jules Verne