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Walking the Sea Floor

Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea by Jules Verne · Episode 4 of 8

This reader is the fourth episode of Jules Verne's Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea, first published in 1870. Verne wrote one of the first great science-fiction adventures, imagining a submarine decades before such vessels became common. His hero, Captain Nemo, is a brilliant exile who has rejected the world above and built a secret kingdom beneath the waves. In this episode, Nemo takes his prisoners on an underwater walk—something almost no one in Verne's time had done. The dive is full of wonder and danger, from glowing jellyfish to lurking sharks. This text reflects its era; a few period terms have been modernised. The story shows a child that exploration requires both courage and caution, and that the ocean holds marvels we are only beginning to understand.

Band

Yellow · Emerging readersTypical starting range: ages 6–8

Length

medium · about 543 words in 4 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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