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2) Mighty Moby
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
A bedtime story of a whale hunt inspired by the classic tale of the hunt for Moby Dick, here with a new twist. Deep in the dark ocean, Mighty Moby lurks. Up above the ocean waves, a one-legged captain pursues the whale he clashed with long ago.
5) Water sky
Author
Publisher
Harper & Row
Pub. Date
[1987]
Language
English
Description
A boy who goes to Barrow, Alaska, to live with friends of his father for awhile learns the importance of whaling to the Eskimo culture.
6) Moby Dick
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus, and Giroux
Pub. Date
1997.
Language
English
Description
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.
7) Whale snow
Author
Publisher
Talewinds
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
At the first whaling feast of the season, a young Inupiat boy learns about the importance of the bowhead whale to his people and their culture. Includes facts about the Inupiat and the bowhead whale.
Author
Series
Publisher
Carolrhoda Books
Pub. Date
[1991]
Language
English
Description
In 1841, having been shipwrecked and picked up by an American whaling ship outside Japanese territorial waters, fifteen-year-old Manjiro decides to go live in America and work towards opening trade between his country and the West.
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
A classic of the sea, telling of the pursuit of Moby Dick, the white whale who defied capture. October 18th, 2001, marks the 150th anniversary of the publication of the greatest novel in American literature. The Modern Library trade paperback edition exclusively features the timeless illustrations of Rockwell Kent, an Introduction by Elizabeth Hardwick, commentary by Herman Melville and William T. Porter, contemporary reviews from John Bull and The...
12) Loud Emily
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
A little girl with a big voice who lives in a nineteenth-century whaling town finds a way to be useful and happy aboard a sailing ship.
14) Moby-Dick
Author
Series
Publisher
Sterling
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
An abridged retelling of the adventures of a young seaman when he joins the crew of the whaling ship Pequod, led by the fanatical Captain Ahab in pursuit of the white whale Moby Dick.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
Following their mother's death in Nantucket, Captain Goodspeed brings twelve-year-old Patience and six-year-old Tad aboard his whaling ship, where a new crew member incites a mutiny and Patience puts her mathematical ability to good use.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
In 1856, twelve-year-old Celia Snow sets sail with her parents on her father's whaling ship and chronicles her subsequent adventures on the more than two-year voyage in a series of letters written to her cousin Abigail.
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
A young girl helps her father, the captain of a whale boat, on a whale-watching trip and relates how her ancestors hunted whales in the same waters. Includes information on the history of whaling, whale-watching, and the conservation movement to ensure the safety of whales.
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