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Captain Nemo's World

Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea by Jules Verne · Episode 3 of 8

This episode is adapted from Jules Verne's Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea, first published in 1870. Verne was a French author who imagined submarines, electric power, and undersea exploration long before they became real. This text reflects its era; a few period terms have been modernized. Captain Nemo is one of literature's great mysterious figures: a genius inventor who has rejected all human society and lives free beneath the waves. This reader is worth your child's time because it introduces a character who asks deep questions—about freedom, knowledge, and what it means to break from the world—while showing the power of human imagination and invention.

Band

Yellow · Emerging readersTypical starting range: ages 6–8

Length

medium · about 561 words in 6 sections · 4 pictures

Source

Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea, Jules Verne

First published

see the About page in the reader

Regions

Canada · United States

Included formats

• · Web reader and PDF
• · EPUB for e-readers
• · Home-print sheet
• · Folded booklet
• · Binder edition (8.5 × 11)
• · Worksheet
• · Quick Check (8 questions) with answer key
• · Read-aloud script
• · Colouring page
• · Teacher’s Edition (members)

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