Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Author: Robin H. Waterfield, Jules Verne
	Book Information Publisher: Puffin Book Type: Paperback Rating: 7 ISBN-13: 9780140367218 - ISBN-10: 0140367217 Publication Date: 7/1/1995 Pages: 288 Reading Level: Young Adult Book Reviews

Jules Verne is considered the "Father of Science Fiction" because of the power of this -- his most famous novel. "The year 1866 was signalised by a remarkable incident, a mysterious and puzzling phenomenon, which doubtless no one has yet forgotten. Not to mention rumours which agitated the maritime population and excited the public mind, even in the interior of continents, seafaring men were particularly excited. Merchants, common sailors, captains of vessels, skippers, both of Europe and America, naval officers of all countries, and the Governments of several States on two continents, were deeply interested in the matter. For some time past vessels had been met by 'an enormous thing,' a long object, spindle-shaped, occasionally phosphorescent, and infinitely larger and more rapid in its movements than a whale." It is this "something" that Professor Aronnaz sets out to encounter -- and thus begins the most incredible underwater journey ever. From Atlantis to the South Pole, the reader is taken through dangers, surprises, and the unsurpassed majesty of the marine world.