H. G. Wells
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
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Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
H.G. Wells' "scientific romance," published first in serial form and then as a book in 1898, attained perhaps its greatest fame in another form, the infamous realistic 1939 radio broadcast "Invasion from Mars" by Orson Welles. It was also made into an early 1950s science fiction adventure movie. Stover (emeritus, Illinois Institute of Technology) describes Wells' story as "a prophecy of startling originality foreseeing the coming of totalitarianism...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
980L
Language
English
Description
The mysterious Griffin arrives at a picturesque English inn during a snowstorm, swaddled in bandages which cover his face and with his eyes hidden behind dark glasses. His odd get-up and irascible behavior intrigue the locals, who believe him to be the victim of an accident. However, the true reason for Griffin's outfit is far stranger: underneath those clothes, he is completely invisible. As the cause of Griffin's state of transparency is revealed,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Baronet Books
Pub. Date
c1992
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 3
Physical Desc
239 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
A young scientist, to the amazement and disbelief of his colleagues and other experts, has perfected a machine that lets him live one of mankind's oldest dreams--to live in times other than his own.
Author
Series
Great illustrated classics volume G224-53
Publisher
Baronet Book
Pub. Date
c1997
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 3
Physical Desc
238 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
As life on Mars becomes impossible, Martians and their terrifying machines invade the earth.
Author
Series
Publisher
Sterling Pub
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
[Abridged ed.].
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 3
Physical Desc
151 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
An abridged version of H. G. Wells' classic science fiction tale in which, as life on Mars becomes impossible, Martians and their terrifying machines invade the Earth.