Moby Dick

By Herman Melville and Jan Needle

Book Overview

"Handsome pencil, ink, and watercolor illustrations on nearly every spread evoke the vastness and unfathomable mystery of the sea, varying from black and white to full color." -- School Library Journal A tragic tale of obsession and revenge set against the unforgiving sea, Herman Melville's Moby-Dick has now been expertly edited and generously illustrated for the twenty-first-century reader. Here are the mad whaling captain Ahab, the all-observant narrator Ishmael, and the mysterious, invincible white whale himself, and here are scenes of peril and carnage, nobility and redemption -- presented in Melville's original language, threaded together with passages of summary by renowned author Jan Needle. Lavish artwork by Patrick Benson, one of the finest children's illustrators working today, captures the timeless spirit of this extraordinary classic.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0763630187
• ISBN13: 9780763630188
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 2.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 9.8" x 11.3"
• Age Range: 10 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 5 and higher