Catskill Eagle, A
Publication Information
Author:  Melville, Herman	Illustrator:  Locker, Thomas
Title:  Catskill Eagle, A	Date:  1991
Publisher:  Philomel	City:  New York
ISBN, paperback:  0-399-21857-2	ISBN, hardback:
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:
Family:   Yes	Young Adult:
Picture:   Yes
General Information:
Book Type(s):    fiction
HSE Descriptor(s):    language arts - reading
Summary:
The book quotes a few lines from Melville's classic, Moby Dick. The art is beautifully evocative and turns the book into more of a coffee table art book than a typical picture book.
Teaching Ideas:
This book would tie in with a unit on the environment, ecology, or wildlife. It may be used with other excerpts from classic works. Teachers could use this book as inspiration for poetry writing about nature or a basis for a discussion about art and how illustrations work in relationship with a text.
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Literature and Language > figurative language > symbolism Literature and Language > literature > classics Literature and Language > literature > Moby Dick Science > biology > zoology > wildlife Science > ecology Geography > environment > nature

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