Moby Dick (Great Illustrated Classics (Abdo)) [Library Binding]

Herman Melville (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 2006 | Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up | Series: Great Illustrated Classics (Abdo)

Retells the story of the ill-fated voyage of a whaling ship led by the fanatical Captain Ahab in search of the white whale that had crippled him.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Library Binding: 240 pages
• Publisher: Abdo Publishing Company (January 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1577656954
• ISBN-13: 978-1577656951
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,075,645 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Adventure, March 8, 2007

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Moby Dick (Great Illustrated Classics (Abdo)) (Library Binding)

In the story Moby Dick by Herman Melville the two main characters are Ishimael and Ahab the captain. They both had a conflict they had to over come. The first character is a researcher, Ishimael. One character trait he had was intelligence. This is because he had to lead the crew without them dying. The other trait he had was courage. I think this because he was the only one on that boat for research.

The other character is a captain on the pequod named Ahab. I think one of his character traits is bold hearted. I think this because he had to lead his crew on a small boat so they wouldn't die from the great whale. His other character trait is brave. I think this because he had to lead his team though the huge waves and the whale without dying so they could live.

They had to overcome a conflict. One conflict is Moby Dick broke the pequod. Then the rest of the crew had to go on a little row boat. The other conflict was most of the crew dies from the great whale when Moby Dick strikes the "pequod" and most of the crew members with it. Then Ishmael and Ahab have to go on one row boat, with one harpoon.

The two themes in this story were courage and community. One of the themes was courage. This is because you have to be brave to not die from the great whale and have to catch it. The crew has to work together as a community to stay alive. Will they live or die?

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Moby Dick, November 7, 2005

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Moby Dick (Great Illustrated Classics (Abdo)) (Library Binding)

This book was very interesting for me. It had lots of up and down rising actions and lots of conflicts. The story is mainly about Captain Ahab tring to get his revenge on this bellicose whale named Mody Dick. Also at the end, there is a cataclysm that brings everything down and ends the story. I would recommend this book to kids who like adventure or travel stories. There are lots of lesson's from this book. One of the lessons is "Tring to revenge others can cause your death"

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A whale of a story., February 19, 2007

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Moby Dick (Great Illustrated Classics (Abdo)) (Library Binding)

It is so cool when you read a good book like Moby Dick and learn new things to help with all of what you need in life you can learn many things from a book like this I loved it,I'm sure you will.