Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
5.9
Points
4.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
24866
Points per Word
0.000161
Description
The story follows Ishmael, a young sailor who joins the whaling ship Pequod captained by the vengeful Captain Ahab. Together with the crew, Ishmael sets out on a dangerous voyage across the oceans to hunt the massive white whale known as Moby Dick. This retelling of the classic Herman Melville tale is part of the TreeTops Greatest Stories series, adapted for middle grade readers.