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1) Moby Dick
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Call me Ishmael". So begins Moby-Dick, Herman Melville's epic account of the last voyage of the ill-fated whaling ship Pequod, and its captain's obsessive pursuit of the legendary white whale that maimed him years before. Melville's classic novel has given American literature some of its most iconic characters. Inspired by the real-life ordeal of the crew of the whaling ship Essex--who, in 1819, were set adrift in the heart of the sea for eighty-nine...
Author
Language
English
Description
A masterpiece of storytelling, this epic saga pits Ahab, a brooding and fanatical sea captain, against the great white whale that crippled him. In telling the tale of Ahab's passion for revenge and the fateful voyage that ensued, Melville produced far more than the narrative of a hair-raising journey; Moby-Dick is a tale for the ages that sounds the deepest depths of the human soul. Interspersed with graphic sketches of life aboard a whaling vessel,...
4) Amos y Boris
Author
Publisher
Mirasol
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 24 x 27 cm.
Language
Español
Description
Befriended by a whale as he is drowning in the ocean, a mouse gets a chance to reciprocate years later in an equally unlikely situation.
6) Moby Dick
Author
Series
Publisher
Plaza Editorial
Pub. Date
c2012
Edition
Spanish language edition
Physical Desc
169 p. ; 21 cm.
Language
Español
Description
Obra cumbre de las letras universales, Moby Dick es una de las mayores obras escritas en lengua inglesa. La novela narra la aventura épica de la caza del gran cachalote blanco que emprenden los marineros del Pequod, comandados por el legendario Ahab, un obstinado y tiránico capitán de Nantuket, puerto célebre de la caza ballenera, quien, empecinado en tomar venganza del monstruo que lo mutiló años atrás, conduce a toda su tripulación a un...
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : colored illustrations ; 25 x 31 cm.
Language
English
Description
Encouraged by his sidekicks, the glow-in-the-dark plankton, a self-doubting whale learns that anyone can be an artist and everyone has something unique to contribute.
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 23x29 cm
Language
English
Description
Bruno, who is known for his imaginative tales, is unable to convince his family that he is really trying to take his bath, but the whale in the tub refuses to leave.
10) Whale song
Author
Publisher
Putnam
Pub. Date
©1987
Physical Desc
31 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Language
English
Description
Counting as they sing, whales use their mighty voices to pass on to one another the numbers from one to ten.
Author
Publisher
HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
158 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Presents a twist on themes from Moby Dick in the story of a proud warrior whale pod that attacks a ship before pursuing a near-mythical adversary on a vengeful hunt that risks the worlds of both whales and humans.
14) Scuba Dog
Author
Publisher
Little Bee Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
A dog becomes friends with a whale and learns how to scuba dive while the whale sings to him, then Scuba Dog surprises whale by playing the tune of her song, and whale returns with a surprise of her own--a baby whale.
15) The whale rider
Author
Language
English
Description
As her beloved grandfather, chief of the Maori tribe of Whangara, New Zealand, struggles to lead in difficult times and to find a male successor, young Kahu is developing a mysterious relationship with whales, particularly the ancient bull whale whose legendary rider was their ancestor.
16) An ocean world
Author
Publisher
HarperTrophy
Pub. Date
2000
Edition
1st HarperTrophy ed.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 22 x 31 cm.
Language
English
Description
A whale sails new seas and, after several unsuccessful attempts, makes a friend.
17) Sound tracks
Author
Series
Publisher
Poisoned Pen Press
Pub. Date
c2001
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xi, 244 p. : map ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Liza "Liz" Romero steers her old boat "Salmon Eye" in and out of small Alaskan ports delivering cargo and books, constantly flirting with danger in the waters around Wrangell Island. Yet even Liz isn't prepared for what awaits her one November morning.
19) Moby Dick
Author
Series
Publisher
Saddleback Educational Pub
Pub. Date
©2011
Physical Desc
86 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents an adaptation of the story of Captain Ahab, as he takes his crew on a mission to find Moby Dick, the great white whale that crippled him.
Author
Language
English
Description
On a whale watch trip with her class off the coast of Cape Cod, Isabel, who has always had an affinity for whales, falls overboard and discovers as she finds herself swimming underwater with whales all around her that she is one of the Chosen who can change shape from human to whale and back again.
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