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Was Moby Dick real? / Laura Baskes Litwin.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: I want to know (Enslow Publishing)Publisher: New York, NY : Enslow Publishing, 2018Copyright date: ©2018Description: 32 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780766091979
  • 076609197X
  • 9780766093720
  • 0766093727
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
The mighty whale -- The sinking of The Essex -- Moby-Dick -- Saving whales -- Words to know.
Summary: The tale of the giant white whale immortalized in Herman Melville's classic 1851 novel was inspired by horrifying real events: the shipwreck of a whaling boat and the desperate efforts of its twenty-man crew to survive. With accessible text and vivid full-color imagery, this engrossing volume investigates both the legend and the true story behind Moby Dick. Entertaining fast facts and insightful sidebars will keep elementary-level readers engaged throughout. A Further Reading list with books and websites encourages further exploration.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 813.3 L782 Available 33111009546256
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The tale of the giant white whale immortalized in Herman Melville's classic 1851 novel was inspired by horrifying real events: the shipwreck of a whaling boat and the desperate efforts of its twenty-man crew to survive. With accessible text and vivid full-color imagery, this engrossing volume investigates both the legend and the true story behind Moby Dick. Entertaining fast facts and insightful sidebars will keep elementary-level readers engaged throughout. A Further Reading list with books and websites encourages further exploration.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The mighty whale -- The sinking of The Essex -- Moby-Dick -- Saving whales -- Words to know.

The tale of the giant white whale immortalized in Herman Melville's classic 1851 novel was inspired by horrifying real events: the shipwreck of a whaling boat and the desperate efforts of its twenty-man crew to survive. With accessible text and vivid full-color imagery, this engrossing volume investigates both the legend and the true story behind Moby Dick. Entertaining fast facts and insightful sidebars will keep elementary-level readers engaged throughout. A Further Reading list with books and websites encourages further exploration.

Grades 3-5.

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