20,000 Leagues Under the Sea By: Jules Verne

I was asked introduce Literature to a group of children ages 5 and 6. This is pretty much a condensed and easily understandable version of this story. The year is 1866 and ships all over the world are being damaged by a mysterious creature. Scientists believe it to be a giant Narwhal. This creature is reported to be quite fast; impossible to catch, and impossible to destroy. So, Captain Farragut decided to put that theory to the test. …

…its three passengers, broke free from its mooring, and was thrown to the center of the Maelstrom. In the morning, the small boat was discovered off the coast of Norway by a fisherman. Neither Ned, Conseil, nor the professor had any idea how they got there. Nor did they know what had become of the Nautilus. Did Captain Nemo still roam the seas? Or has the Nautilus disappeared for good, never to be seen again?