sea stories

Presents Herman Melville's classic novel "Moby Dick" about Captain Ahab's obsession with finding and killing the great white whale that took off his leg.

Provides a collection of six short stories by Herman Melville.

A crew of children must pilot a ship across unfamiliar seas while a strange creature lurks belowdecks.

When ten-year-old Alice Bradford is found hiding on Captain Boswell's pirate ship, she expects the captain to kill her. Instead, he keeps her captive while he tries to outrun the navy which seems to be closing in on him. If he's caught, he knows he'll be executed for piracy, a fact that could be the driving force behind his murderous behaviors.

Eighteen-year-old Jack London is captured returning from the Yukon and taken aboard a pirate ship where the captain, the crew, and their navigator all have dark secrets.

Move over, Gregor the Gnasher--Harry Hammer has a new hero: Turbo Tex, an Olimpet gold medal-winning tiger shark.

Harry Hammer thinks he sees a fierce great white shark near Shark Point. He sounds the alarm and everyone panics! Turns out it's just an old basking shark, and now everyone is furious. After a couple more minnow-size mistakes, Harry sees a real great white shark and it's trouble".

Instead of a super-cool celebration, Harry Hammer’s birthday party turns into a super-colossal embarrassment! Why do his parents always make him feel like a big baby hammerhead in front of his friends and his arch rival, Rick Reef? Harry decides he’d be better off alone and leaves Shark Point for faraway waters. But he comes face-to-face with a giant squid who hasn’t had his lunch yet! Uh-oh…is the birthday boy on the menu?.

When humans show up at Shark Point to film an underwater documentary, Harry Hammer is thrilled. He's sure he's meant for the spotlight, but will he end up with the starring role of his dreams, or stay in deep-sea oblivion?.

"Ariel is going on a sea voyage--and her kitten, Treasure, wants to go too! Can she get on board without causing trouble?"--Back cover.