Journey to the Center of the Earth

After decrypting a mysterious passage on an ancient parchment, Professor Luo and his niece Xiaojing embark on a daring quest to reach the center of the earth. Starting with a descent down the mouth of a volcano, they are accompanied by their faithful guide Lao Xu as the three explorers encounter subterranean phenomena, prehistoric animals, and vast underground seas. “A Journey to the Center of the Earth” is one of Jules Verne’s best-known works and one of the most classic tales of adventure ever written.

Mandarin Companion is a series of easy-to-read novels in Chinese that are fun to read and proven to accelerate language learning. Every book in the Mandarin Companion series is carefully written to use characters, words, and grammar that a learner is likely to know.

Level 2 is intended for Chinese learners at a low intermediate level, equivalent to roughly two to three years of formal study. Most learners who have been able to fluidly read Mandarin Companion Level 1 should be able to read this book. This series is designed to combine simplicity of characters with an easy-to-understand storyline that helps learners grow their vocabulary and language comprehension abilities. The more they read, the better they will become at reading and grasping the Chinese language.