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20,000 leagues under the sea Twenty thousand leagues under the sea 69 pages : colour illustrations Table of contents: About submarines -- Cast of characters -- The hunt begins -- Inside the Nautilus -- Death at sea -- Underwater adventures -- The voyage ends -- About the retelling author and illustrator -- Glossary -- Common core aligned reading and writing questions Summary: Scientist Pierre Aronnax and his trusty servant set sail to hunt a sea monster. With help from Ned Land, the world's greatest harpooner, the men soon discover that the creature is really a high-tech submarine. To keep this secret from being revealed, the sub's leader, Captain Nemo, takes the men hostage. Now, each man must decide whether to trust Nemo or try to escape this underwater world