Moby Dick
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- $99.00
Descripción editorial
Moby Dick es la increíble historia de una Ballena Blanca perseguida por el barco ballenero Pequod, dirigido por el temible capitán Ahab, quien juró aniquilar a la ballena que le hizo perder una pierna.
Ismael, un joven que se había enrolado como marinero raso en la isla Nantucket, Nueva Inglaterra, junto con una tripulación de diversas nacionalidades, es quien narra esta historia de aventura, peligro, ira, venganza y muerte.
Bob Dylan, Premio Nobel de Literatura, ha dicho: “Moby Dick es un libro fascinante, un libro que está lleno de escenas con intenso drama y diálogos estremecedores. El libro te exige. La trama es contundente.”
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Note to children: this is not Melville's Moby Dick. Drummond (The Willow Pattern Story) has transformed the tome of American Lit into a quick-reading, kid-friendly whale of a tale. His inviting approach (which emanates from his obvious love for the story) involves ruthless editing and nonthreatening visuals. He uses pen and pale washes of color (punctuated by just enough red whale gore to suggest the seriousness of the sport) 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, and 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. Although some children may have trouble with some of the more adult themes (the fact that this is a revenge mission for Ahab, Queequeg builds himself a coffin and only Ishmael survives), whale and sea lovers will learn a great deal (especially in the concluding author's note). By cagily approaching this classic with a light, non-reverential touch, Drummond may predispose a new generation of readers toward experiencing the original work (that they might otherwise only encounter only in Cliffs Notes). Ages 5-up.
