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Jules Verne’s book Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea is listed as a Free Read for Year 6 on Ambleside Online. We are not currently at this year, but since he was born in February why not go ahead and celebrate his birthday by finding resources for the book.
So grab your periscope, keep watch for sea monsters and click away to a grand adventure!
Fast Facts:
- born February 8, 1828
- lived to be 77 years old
- “Father of Science Fiction”
- began writing short stories and poetry while studying at boarding school
- initially studied law
- was a friend of Alexandre Dumas
- first long work of fiction-Five Weeks in a Balloon
- wrote more than 70 books
Biography of Jules Verne
Read and Listen
Lit2Go-Includes text with audio on same page, makes it easy to listen and read simultaneously. (If the font is too small you can zoom text in your browser, I do this all the time!)
Steam seems to have killed all gratitude in the hearts of sailors.
eBook
Audio
- Librivox
- Also, when I purchased the Kindle edition (it should still be free) I was able to add a professional narration for $0.99 with Whispersync for Voice. I was given this option after I purchased the book.
The earth does not want new continents, but new men.
Resources
- Unit Study-Wonderful Resource!!
- Map
- Book Study Guide
- Prezi Presentation
- Explore the Ocean with Google Maps
- Explore the Ocean with Google Earth (Download Google Earth)
- 8 Jules Verne Inventions That Came True
- Google Creates Standalone Version of Interactive Jules Verne Doodle
“You like the sea, Captain?”
“Yes, I love it! The sea is everything. It covers seven-tenths of the terrestrial globe. Its breath is pure and healthy. It is an immense desert, where man is never lonely, for he feels life stirring on all sides. The sea is only the embodiment of a supernatural and wonderful existence. It is nothing but love and emotion; it is the “Living Infinite” as one of your poets has said.
Linked up with iHomeschool Network’s Birthday Lessons in February.
