20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Calico Illustrated Classics)
Jules Verne gives us the classic tale of undersea adventure aboard the Nautilus. When a sea monster begins attacking ships, the world unites to find and destroy the unknown creature. Monsieur Aronnax joins the fight and is tossed from his boat to find himself aboard an amazing vessel. Aronnax's underwater adventures walking on the ocean floor, pearl diving, and exploring with Captain Nemo has been adapted for young readers in the Calico Illustrated Classics adaptation of Verne's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.
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Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
French Professor Aronnax and his servant join the Abraham Lincoln, an American frigate, on a mission to find and destroy a "sea-unicorn of colossal dimensions, armed not with a halberd, but with a real spur, as the armored frigates." The undersea monster is thought to be responsible for the disappearance of over 200 ships. When they encounter the "gigantic cetacean" it disables the Abraham Lincoln and knocks Professor Aronnax, his servant, and the hot-tempered harpooner, Ned Land overboard. The three must cling to the beast or drown; soon they realize that it is really a man-made underwater vehicle...
In 1866 a strange object was seen by sailors at sea. This strange object had attacked a ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Professor Aronnax was invited to join the expedition to look for this strange Narwhale. He went aboard the Abraham Lincoln with his servant Conseil, and met Ned Land.. The Abraham Lincoln sailed all over the world for a whole year but couldn’t find the Narwhale. On the last day, Professor Aronnax saw the Narwhale and the ship chased it for the rest of the day. The boat couldn’t catch the Narwhale so Ned Land threw a stone at the Narwhale. The Narwhale..........