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Catskill Eagle
By Melville, Herman & Locker, Thomas
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-39921-857-6
- Publisher
- New York : Philomel Books, c1991.
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on October 1, 1991
Gr 3-6 Locker's choice to illustrate two sentences plucked from chapter 96 of Moby Dick is a strange one. Melville employs the eagle as a metaphor about using one's sorrows to learn and rise above them, to improve one's life; yet Locker illustrates these lines as if they were literally about an eagle. While his panoramic oil paintings show off his ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
