Moby-dick - Abridged Edition

Informationen zum Autor Retold from the Herman Melville original Klappentext Call me Ishmael. These three famous words begin one of America’s most epic novels, a tale of one obsessed captain, his doomed crew, and an elusive white whale named Moby-Dick.  The massive original, however, can be very hard for young readers to navigate.  This beautifully abridged and adventure-filled version will thrill children and whet their appetite for the complete work—when they are ready to tackle it. Zusammenfassung Call me Ishmael. These three famous words begin one of America’s most epic novels, a tale of one obsessed captain, his doomed crew, and an elusive white whale named Moby-Dick.  The massive original, however, can be very hard for young readers to navigate.  This beautifully abridged and adventure-filled version will thrill children and whet their appetite for the complete work—when they are ready to tackle it.

Product details

• Authors: Herman Melville, Herman/ Olmstead Melville, Kathleen Olmstead
• Assisted by: Eric Freeberg (Illustration), Kathleen Olmstead (Editor)
• Publisher: Union Square
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 7 to 9
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 02.02.2010
• EAN: 9781402766442
• ISBN: 978-1-4027-6644-2
• Dimensions: 144 mm x 199 mm x 16 mm
• Series: Classic Starts; Classic Starts; Classic Starts(r)
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > First reading age, pre-school age; Fiction > Narrative literature