Awaken your child's imagination and revive their love of reading with the gripping science fiction novel, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Set in the 1800s, this classic novel follows the narration of Professor Pierre Aronnax and his expedition in search of a dangerous sea monster sited by several nations. After leaving New York and traveling around the tip of South America to the Pacific Ocean, the supposed monster is found and a battle begins to capture it. However, during the fight, the ship is damaged and the Professor and his party are thrown into the sea. Landing on the creature, they discover it is made out of metal and actually the submarine Nautilus, created and commanded by the mysterious Captain Nemo. Quickly captured and brought on board, the professor and his fellow scientists are forced to roam the seas in the secretly-built sub and to remain on board so as not to betray its existence to the world.

Will Professor Aronnax and his associates ever be able to escape? This novel is a required reading, analyzed in the 9th grade LIFEPAC^® English I course.