20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Contributor(s): Verne, Jules (Author), Bonner, Anthony (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0553212524 ISBN-13: 9780553212525 Publisher: Bantam Classics
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Mass Market Paperbound - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: January 1985 Annotation: An American frigate, tracking down a ship-sinking monster, faces not a living creature but an incredible invention -- a fantastic submarine commanded by the mysterious Captain Nemo. Suddenly a devastating explosion leaves just three survivors, who find themselves prisoners inside Nemo's death ship on an underwater odyssey around the world from the pearl-laden waters of Ceylon to the icy dangers of the South Pole . . .as Captain Nemo, one of the greatest villians ever created, takes his revenge on all society.
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Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Science Fiction - General - Fiction | Action & Adventure |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 64023657 |
Lexile Measure: 710 HL (High-Low) |
Series: Bantam Classics |
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 4.1" W x 6.8" L (0.40 lbs) 437 pages |
Features: Ikids, Price on Product, Table of Contents |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 523 Reading Level: 10.0 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 28.0 |
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Publisher Description: An American frigate, tracking down a ship-sinking monster, faces not a living creature but an incredible invention -- a fantastic submarine commanded by the mysterious Captain Nemo. Suddenly a devastating explosion leaves just three survivors, who find themselves prisoners inside Nemo's death ship on an underwater odyssey around the world from the pearl-laden waters of Ceylon to the icy dangers of the South Pole . . .as Captain Nemo, one of the greatest villians ever created, takes his revenge on all society. More than a marvelously thrilling drama, this classic novel, written in 1870, foretells with uncanny accuracy the inventions and advanced technology of the twentieth century and has become a literary stepping-stone for generations of science fiction writers. |
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