Warren Chappell
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Lexile measure
1200L
Language
English
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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.
AA masterpiece of storytelling, this epic saga pits Ahab, a brooding and fanatical sea captain, against the great white whale that crippled him. In telling the tale of Ahab's passion for revenge and the fateful voyage that ensued, Melville produced far more than the narrative of a hair-raising journey; Moby-Dick...
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Lexile measure
1330L
Language
English
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Gulliver's strange adventures in some of the most unusual lands ever imagined have made this one of the rare classics with an enduring and wide-ranging appeal to all ages. Gulliver's bad luck at sea not only gets him shipwrecked and castaway, but repeatedly throws him into strange societies of even stranger people. Readers are likely aware of Gulliver's experiences in Lilliput, where he meets a kingdom of six-inch-tall people with a set of prejudices...
Author
Series
Landmark books volume 24
Pub. Date
[1952]
Physical Desc
183 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the factors and people involved and its importance to the security and growth of the United States. Grades 5-7.
