The hunt for a gigantic whale. You can't get more exciting than that. Herman's Melville's "Moby Dick" has long been considered one of the greatest American novels ever wrote. If you want to introduce your children to the classic work, then this is the perfect book. It takes the structure and plot of Melville's work and puts it into a language and format that younger kids will understand. KidLit-O's newest series helps introduce younger readers to classic works of literature by retelling them as beginning reader chapter books.