-Look at the map of Africa, esteemed colleagues. European sailors have been circling this continent for years and have mapped its coasts in detail. But the map has a big... hole in the middle! What is there, in the heart of Africa, no one knows. But I will discover it! Those who tried encountered terrible obstacles and stopped... -And what will you do, Dr. Ferguson, if you encounter obstacles too? someone from the crowd asked. -Why, I will simply pass over them, Ferguson replied, and the audience burst into laughter and applause. Because Dr. Ferguson had a daring plan... In the series "Journeys with the Imagination of Jules Verne," young children will get to know his works, with text by Antonis Papatheodoulou and illustrations by Iris Samartzi.