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Moby-Dick
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Manufacturer: Candlewick
Author: Herman Melville
Publisher: Candlewick
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Our Price: $17.15
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Manufacturer: Candlewick
Author: Herman Melville
Publisher: Candlewick
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Moby-Dick Description
Binding: Hardcover
EAN: 9780763630188
ISBN: 0763630187
Label: Candlewick
Manufacturer: Candlewick
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 192
Publication Date: 2006-09-12
Publisher: Candlewick
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Product Release Date: 2006-09-12
Studio: Candlewick
EAN: 9780763630188
ISBN: 0763630187
Label: Candlewick
Manufacturer: Candlewick
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 192
Publication Date: 2006-09-12
Publisher: Candlewick
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Product Release Date: 2006-09-12
Studio: Candlewick
Editorial Review of Moby-Dick
An award-winning author and illustrator bring Melville's masterpiece to life for a new generation of readers in a stunning gift edition.
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.
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.
Customer Reviews of Moby-Dick
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Not the real book!
Review: Abridged. This is not the real book! It's a coffee table book meant to make people think you have read the book. If you are looking for the "real" Moby Dick, you need to look else where.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Beautiful book with many "helps"; abridged well
Review: I bought this book for my kids, after reading about it in (I think) the Wall Street Journal. I'm in the middle of reading the unabridged book, and I unexpectedly found this book a wonderful supplement for me as well, with a map of the Pequod's journey, diagrams of whaling ships, helpful information on whaling and life in the 1800s, and evocative illustrations. It's clearly a labor of love for the author & illustrator. Any abridgement has to cut much of Melville's delightful detail (I love the line in the very first paragraph about "stepping into the street, and methodically knocking people's hats off"), but this abridgement is particularly well done; preserving much of the flavor of the original language, Mr Needles has put (shortened) versions of the original text in one (old-fashioned-looking) typeface, and bridges between these in italics. I think this will whet my kids' appetite for reading the "real thing."
Review Summary: Not the real book!
Review: Abridged. This is not the real book! It's a coffee table book meant to make people think you have read the book. If you are looking for the "real" Moby Dick, you need to look else where.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Beautiful book with many "helps"; abridged well
Review: I bought this book for my kids, after reading about it in (I think) the Wall Street Journal. I'm in the middle of reading the unabridged book, and I unexpectedly found this book a wonderful supplement for me as well, with a map of the Pequod's journey, diagrams of whaling ships, helpful information on whaling and life in the 1800s, and evocative illustrations. It's clearly a labor of love for the author & illustrator. Any abridgement has to cut much of Melville's delightful detail (I love the line in the very first paragraph about "stepping into the street, and methodically knocking people's hats off"), but this abridgement is particularly well done; preserving much of the flavor of the original language, Mr Needles has put (shortened) versions of the original text in one (old-fashioned-looking) typeface, and bridges between these in italics. I think this will whet my kids' appetite for reading the "real thing."