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 Moby-Dick by Herman Melville, adapted & illustrated by Allan Drummond
Picture Book for readers in K - 2
Drummond has transformed Moby-Dick into a quick-reading, kid-friendly tale. He uses pen and pale washes of color in a cartoonish style, and conversation bubbles with handwritten contents to cleverly convey the episodic quality of the text. Ishmael narrates the story here, too. Chapter headings for each spread aid the story's clarity and momentum. Amazingly, the plot is complete in these 32 pages, and includes many of the most fascinating details of the mechanics of whaling. Whale and sea lovers will learn a great deal.
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