Author Sophie Furse, Illustrator Penko Gelev
Moby-Dick is the tale of Captain Ahab's obsessive hunt for the monstrous white whale that severed his leg. The story is narrated by Ishmael, a young man whose dreams of adventure become nightmares as he unwittingly joins a doomed whaling ship led by an insane captain seeking revenge. Melville's masterpiece is simplified and retold at an exciting and fast-moving pace to retain interest.