Classic Starts®: Moby-Dick
Author: Herman Melville
Publisher:
Published: 2020-09
Total Pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9781454942375
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Why Read Moby-Dick?
Author: Nathaniel Philbrick
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2013-09-24
Total Pages: 146
ISBN-13: 0143123971
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA “brilliant and provocative” (The New Yorker) celebration of Melville’s masterpiece—from the bestselling author of In the Heart of the Sea, Valiant Ambition, and In the Hurricane's Eye One of the greatest American novels finds its perfect contemporary champion in Why Read Moby-Dick?, Nathaniel Philbrick’s enlightening and entertaining tour through Melville’s classic. As he did in his National Book Award–winning bestseller In the Heart of the Sea, Philbrick brings a sailor’s eye and an adventurer’s passion to unfolding the story behind an epic American journey. He skillfully navigates Melville’s world and illuminates the book’s humor and unforgettable characters—finding the thread that binds Ishmael and Ahab to our own time and, indeed, to all times. An ideal match between author and subject, Why Read Moby-Dick? will start conversations, inspire arguments, and make a powerful case that this classic tale waits to be discovered anew. “Gracefully written [with an] infectious enthusiasm…”—New York Times Book Review
Moby Dick
Author: Herman Melville
Publisher: ABDO
Published: 2010-01-01
Total Pages: 114
ISBN-13: 1616411635
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn Herman Melville's classic tale of revenge, Ishmael tells his story of becoming a whaler on the Pequod. When Ishmael and his unexpected friend Queequeg join Captain Ahab's hunt for Moby Dick, the voyage of a lifetime turns into tragedy. The adventures of sailing the seas on the hunt for the great white whale is retold in the Calico Illustrated Classics adaptation of Melville's Moby Dick. Calico Chapter Books is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO Group. Grades 3-8.
Moby-Dick
Author:
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Published: 2019-05-07
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781452173849
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn time for the 200th anniversary of author Herman Melville's birth, this graphically arresting, beautifully rendered pop-up retelling of Moby-Dick is a wonder to behold. Rich linocut artworks portray ten key chronological moments from the story in shadowbox-style pop-ups that reward time spent poring over the details and offer fresh perspectives on the classic. Each spread is accompanied by select quotations from the book, while brief page notes provide additional context for the depicted plot moments. With striking typography presented in an authentic broadsheet style, here is an adventure in book craft and storytelling.
Moby Dick Retold For Kids (Beginner Reader Classics)
Author: Max James
Publisher: KidLit-O
Published: 2013-08-08
Total Pages: 49
ISBN-13: 162917033X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe hunt for a gigantic whale. You can't get more exciting than that. Herman's Melville's "Moby Dick" has long been considered one of the greatest American novels ever wrote. If you want to introduce your children to the classic work, then this is the perfect book. It takes the structure and plot of Melville’s work and puts it into a language and format that younger kids will understand. KidLit-O’s newest series helps introduce younger readers to classic works of literature by retelling them as beginning reader chapter books.
Moby Dick - Kid Classics
Author: Herman Melville
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2022-07-26
Total Pages: 144
ISBN-13: 1951511301
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNow the classic novel by Herman Melville is an illustrated storybook perfect for kids! Kid Classics: Moby Dick is full of adventure and excitement! Herman Melville was a sailor before he was a famous author, and he pulled from his seafaring experience when he wrote Moby Dick; Or, the Whale in 1851. Now, here is the fun new just-for-kids version of Herman Melville’s classic Moby Dick, abridged and retold while remaining true to Melville’s original text. It’s a story that you can’t put down: The sailor Ishmael tells the tale of whaling ship Captain Ahab’s obsessive quest to get revenge on Moby Dick, the legendary giant white sperm whale who bit off his leg! With page after page of captivating illustrations, this magical hardcover will be the fought over favorite in your home and schoolroom! Melville was an American novelist, short story writer, and poet. He also worked as a schoolteacher, clerk, and sailor, and his writing was not well known at the time of his death; however, in years since Moby Dick has become known as one of the greatest novels of all time.
Moby Dick
Author: Herman Melville
Publisher: Campfire Graphic Novels
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 84
ISBN-13: 9788190732673
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIt was an obsession that would destroy them all. On a cold December night, a young man called Ishmael rents a room at an inn in Massachusetts. He has come from Manhattan to the north-east of America to sign up for a whaling expedition. Later that same night, as Ishmael is sleeping, a heavily tattooed man wielding a blade enters his room. This chance meeting is just the start of what will become the greatest adventure of his life. The next day, Ishmael joins the crew of a ship known as the Pequod. He is approached by a man dressed in rags who warns him that, if he sails under the command of Captain Ahab, he may never come back. Undaunted, Ishmael returns early the next morning and leaves for the high seas. For the crew of the Pequod, their voyage is one of monetary gain. For Captain Ahab, however, it is a mission driven by hatred, revenge, and his growing obsession with the greatest creature of the sea.
Moby-Dick
Author: Herman Melville
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Published: 2003-08-29
Total Pages: 465
ISBN-13: 0486432157
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPresents the nineteenth-century tale of life aboard a New England whaling ship whose captain is obsessed with the pursuit of a large white whale.
Moby Dick
Author: Herman Melville
Publisher: Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd
Published: 2014-05-05
Total Pages: 82
ISBN-13: 9350839121
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is a thrilling story of a white whale, called Moby Dick. In this enthralling novel, the ship captain (Ahab) tries to kill Moby Dick. Ultimately, Ahab is killed by Moby Dick on the high seas. Only one person of his crew is left alive to tell about the story of this conflict. In fact, Melville wants to state that if we give 'space' to others,they will also give 'space' to us. The original flavor of these classics has been carefully retained in these abridged versions.
Moby-Dick
Author: Herman Melville
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 2013-08-27
Total Pages: 687
ISBN-13: 0143124676
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"First published in the United States of America by Harper & Brothers 1851"--Title page verso.
