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A nineteenth-entury science fiction tale of an electric submarine, its eccentric captain, and undersea world, which anticipated many of the scientific achievements of the twentieth century.
An American frigate tracks down a ship-sinking submarine commanded by the mysterious Captain Nemo.
2) Moby-Dick
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English
Description
A young seaman joins the crew of the whaling ship Pequod, led by the fanatical Captain Ahab in pursuit of the white whale Moby Dick in this children's version of Melville's Moby Dick.
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Series
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English
Description
When young Jim Hawkins finds a mysterious map in a dead sailor's sea trunk, it marks the start of a thrilling treasure hunt and a very dangerous adventure. Accompanied by the local doctor and squire, he sets off on the high seas as a cabin-boy, determined to find the buried hoard. But they are not alone in their quest, a band of pirates -- led by the enigmatic, one-legged Long John Silver -- will stop at nothing to take back what they believe is theirs....
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Bloody Jack adventures volume 3
Language
English
Description
In 1804, fifteen-year-old Jacky Faber heads back to sea where she gains control of a British warship and eventually becomes a privateer.
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Series
Bloody Jack adventures volume 1
Language
English
Description
Reduced to begging and thievery in the streets of London, a thirteen-year-old orphan disguises herself as a boy and connives her way onto a British warship set for high sea adventure in search of pirates.
12) Kidnapped
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Language
English
Description
'Originally written as a boys' adventure novel, Robert Louis Stevenson's Kidnapped has received praise from a range of writers, including Henry James and Jorge Luis Borges. Set around events in eighteenth century Scotland, such as the "Appin Murder" that happened in the wake of the Jacobite Rising, it skillfully and sympathetically portrays the political situation of the time. A sequel, titled Catriona, was published in 1893.'-From Amazon
13) Ten little fish
Author
Publisher
Blue Sky Press
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
Ten little fish swim through the ocean, each finding a different reason to leave until only one remains. It's an undersea countdown in the newest book by bestselling author Audrey Wood and her dynamic, digital-artist son, Bruce. Follow ten little fish as they swim along a beautiful ocean reef, one by one departing from the school for different reasons, eventually leaving one fellow all alone. What will he do? Along comes another, and that makes two!...
14) Sea sheep
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Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Illustrations and easy-to-read, rhyming text introduce the reader to sheep that can swim, dive, play pirates, read books, and much more.
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Series
Pout-pout fish adventures volume 8
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Mr. Fish and an increasing number of sea creatures investigate, then decide how to deal with, a huge mess in the ocean. Includes tips for the reader to help clean up and protect the ocean.
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Series
Deep dive volume 1
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Max and his robodog Rivet attempt to rescue Max's kidnapped father from a giant cyber squid.
19) Mutiny!
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Series
Pirate hunter (Brad Strickland) volume 1
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2002
Language
English
Description
Davy, an orphaned fourteen-year-old boy, becomes a pirate with his uncle after they escape the British frigate upon which they were to be hanged after the captain believes they were involved in a mutiny.
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Series
Pirate hunter (Brad Strickland) volume 2
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
Fifteen-year-old Davy and his uncle, Captain Hunter, take their ship and its crew to the island of Tortuga where they must make some alliances with some of the pirates in order to try to rescue some British officers being held for ransom.