Mocha Dick: The Legend and Fury

by Brian Heinz

Book Overview

"A tour de force of design, story and illustration." - Kirkus Starred Review

In 1839, Herman Melville was among the New Yorkers who thrilled to a magazine account of a white sperm whale's attacks on whaling ships. That whale was named Mocha Dick, but 12 years later, he would be immortalized in fiction as Moby-Dick. Believed to have been active from 1810 to 1859, Mocha Dick was infamous for the ferocity of his retaliations against those...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1568462425
• ISBN13: 9781568462424
• Release Date: August 2014
• Publisher: Creative Editions
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.6" x 12.1"
• Age Range: 6 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 3