20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

Jules Verne, Sagebrush Education

Turtleback, 2003 - 448 pages

For use in schools and libraries only. Professor Arronax and his two companions, trapped aboard a fantastic submarine as prisoners of the deranged Captain Nemo, come face to face with exotic ocean creatures and strange sights hidden from the world above.

About the author

Jules Verne was born on February 8, 1828 in Nantes, France. He wrote for the theater and worked briefly as a stockbroker. He is considered by many to be the father of science fiction. His most popular novels included Journey to the Center of the Earth, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, and Around the World in Eighty Days. Several of his works have been adapted into movies and TV mini-series. In 1892, he was made a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor in France. He died on March 24, 1905 at the age of 77.

Bibliographic information

• Title: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea; Scholastic Classics
• Authors: Jules Verne, Sagebrush Education
• Publisher: Turtleback, 2003
• ISBN: 0613667441, 9780613667449
• Length: 448 pages