In Hamburg, Germany, Professor Otto Lidenbrock comes home with an old Icelandic book. In it there is a message about a journey to the centre of the Earth.This is the beginning of one of Jules Verne's most exciting stories.'Is this message true? We must go to Iceland and see!' says Lidenbrock excitedly. But his nephew, Axel, wants to stay at home.Can Lidenbrock and Axel - and their Icelandic guide, Hans - find the centre of the Earth? And can they all get home alive after their many underground adventures?