Professor Aronnax embarks in an expedition to find a strange underwater creature that has the power to destroy entire ships in one blow. After a strange turn of events Aronnax finds himself a prisoner in an underwater machine the likes of which the world has never seen before. Once Aronnax realizes that at the helm of this incredible machine is a daring yet mentally unstable captain the real adventure begins.
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"I'd never read this book at all, so I enjoyed it as much as Joshua and Rachel did. Now I finally understand who Captain Nemo is and what the Nautilus is! It's the perfect book for a 6-year-old who loves science/space/exploring underwater." — Alicia (4 out of 5 stars)
"I'd never read this book at all, so I enjoyed it as much as Joshua and Rachel did. Now I finally understand who Captain Nemo is and what the Nautilus is! It's the perfect book for a 6-year-old who loves science/space/exploring underwater."
" I read this when I was a kid, and am currently reading it again with my 9-year-old son. The writing is pretty dense. Perhaps a better translation than the one I have would help. "
" This is an abridged version for children. I use them (there is a series of books - The Great Illustrated Classics) to read with the our children every evening. "
" I have heard this is the stupidest book ever. i advise not to read it. A group of kids in my class last year had to read it and they wanted to hurry up with it because they were so miserable reading it!!! so yeah "
" I devoured this in one sitting, and at a young age too. This is a fabulous story, a work of art. "
" I want to read this book becuase I have always loved the ocean. I think it would be a great book to read. "
" For its age, a surprisingly lucid piece of sci-fi about an underwater voyage in a deep submersion vehicle - submarine, powered by the promising new technology - electricity. Good stuff even today. "
" Great Jules Verne classic, this illustrated one was quite enjoyable also, the movie versions are also quite good... This is one of my favourite Verne stories... "
" At points I was very excited about this book as a tease for reading the real thing. In the end it just fell flat and wrapped itself up with out the needed emotion. "
" A fantastic adventure to read aloud! We followed their journey on the map and learned about the Suez Canal. "
" I thought it was confusing. But I sitll thought it was really good. "
" This book is so interesting that I could not stop reading it! "
" I read both the children's abridged version and the "real" version of this book, and strangely enough, both were good. :) Of course the full version is better (as always) but the abridged version wasn't half-bad. "
" Awesome!! I loved this book. "
" Like many classics...a little drawn out. I can appreciate the attention to detail and scientific knowledge demonstrated though. "
" A good start but then it lagged... had many dull moments. It is great science fiction for its time period but all the expectations fell short. "
" It was very long. It was absolutely worth it. "
" By "under" I'd always assumed it meant "straight down" and silently cursed it because I knew the oceans weren't that deep. Glad to have finally read it. "
" read for my theater group when we were creating a play....safe to say i quit the theater group afterwards...Jules Verne while a great author not my favorite at any means...This bookd gave me nausea with his descriptions of underwater life and other stuff...Read the Spanish versioN! "
" An interesting adventure.Great imaginary scenery and a good story. At some points its redundant and if you are not interested in sea adventures it could be a little bit over the top. Its decent but not a must read or a page turner."Around the world in 80 days" is ten times better. "
Jules Verne (1828–1905) is considered by many the father of science fiction. Born in Nantes, France, he studied law but turned to writing opera libretti until the 1863 publication of Five Weeks in a Balloon, the first of his Extraordinary Voyages series. Its success encouraged him to produce a number of classic and prophetic science fiction novels, including Journey to the Center of the Earth and Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea. His stories foresaw many scientific and technological developments, including the submarine, television, and space travel.
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