Moby Dick: Chasing the Great White Whale
By Andrew Glass and Eric A. Kimmel
3.5/5
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AHOY!
Come with us aboard the Pequod.
We search for Moby Dick,
the Great White Whale!
Along with Captain Ahab,
you'll meet danger face to face,
hunting the fiercest creature
the seas have ever known!
Are you brave enough—
and bold enough—
for the adventure of your life?
The award-winning author and illustrator team of Eric A. Kimmel and Andrew Glass introduce a new generation of readers to a magnificent and memorable retelling of Herman Melville's masterpiece, Moby Dick.
Andrew Glass
Andrew Glass is the author and illustrator of many books for children, including the Newbery Honor books Graven Images: Three Stories by Paul Fleischman and The Wish Giver: Three Tales of Coven Tree by Bill Brittain. Andrew lives in Manhattan with his wife and daughter.
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Reviews for Moby Dick
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5All the reviews I've read are valid. And they all say about the same thing. So you don't need me to tell you more. The ratings are all over the place, though, aren't they? I guess that means you'll have to read this and judge it for yourself. All I can say is, it worked for me, to the point of making me consider, for the first time in almost 5 decades of being a reader, tackling Melville's doorstopper.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Although he is probably best known for his many folkloric retellings, prolific picture-book author Eric A. Kimmel has also interpreted a number of works of world literature, from Beowulf to Don Quixote, for younger children. Here he turns to that classic 19th-century American novel, Moby Dick, presenting the story in rhyming sea shanty form. Told from seaman Ishmael's perspective, the tale follows the tragic story of Captain Ahab and the whaling ship Pequod, as they chase after that great white whale, Moby Dick, who had maimed the captain on a previous voyage. Needless to say, all does not end well...Although I consider Herman Melville one of, if not the greatest writer that America has ever produced, and although I consider Moby Dick to be a work of genius, I don't think it would have been at the top of my list, when it comes to works of adult literature to retell for children. Its themes are so mature, and many of its scenes so intensely graphic, that I probably would have passed it over, in considering such a list. Then again, Shakespeare is replete with mature themes and graphic scenes, and he's been retold for children countless times, so perhaps I'm simply being overly cautious. Kimmel's narrative here is engaging, and Andrew Glass' accompanying artwork, done in oil paint, is expressive. A detailed afterword gives more information on Moby Dick and the American whaling industry of the 19th century, as well as providing a glossary. If you're looking for a children's retelling of this story, to familiarize the young with a great novel, then Moby Dick: Chasing the Great White Whale might be the book for you. But if the children in question are animal lovers, parents and educators should be aware that there are some distressing scenes here, in which whales are harpooned and killed.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A good, bare bones distillation of the Moby Dick story for younger readers featuring some fabulously awesome illustrations by Andrew Glass.