The True Adventure of Daniel Hall: Library Edition

Stanley, Diane

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9780803714694: The True Adventure of Daniel Hall: Library Edition

ISBN 10: 0803714696 ISBN 13: 9780803714694

Publisher: Dial Books, 1995

The true story of Daniel Hall, a boy who left home at fourteen in 1856 on a whaling voyage, recounts how Daniel learned about whale hunting and how he escaped to the bitterly cold coast of Siberia.

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From School Library Journal:

Grade 3-5?Using an 1861 autobiographical work by Hall called Arctic Rovings, Stanley has provided modern readers with a brief look at an exciting, true adventure. Rejecting a clerking career, Daniel, 14, signed on a New Bedford, MA, whaling ship for a perilous three-year voyage. Though accepting of hard work and uncomfortable conditions, the teen innocently incurred his captain's ill will. Suffering mental and physical abuse, he and a young companion deserted on the bleak Siberian shore, where they endured a brutal winter and were aided by inmates of a prison colony. They were rescued in the spring and Daniel was eventually reunited with his widower father. An afterword completes what is known about Hall's later life. Dramatic pastel illustrations complement the composed text, giving young readers visual images of towering masts, snarling wolf packs, and harpooned whales spouting blood. The large format may prove a tad off-putting to some older readers who would truly be amazed at Daniel's adventures, but should please youngsters looking for a nifty piece of nonfiction to whet their imaginations.?Patricia Manning, Eastchester Public Library, NY
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist:

Gr. 4^-6. It is nineteenth-century New England, and 14-year-old Daniel Hall wants to go to sea. With the reluctant blessings of his father, he signs on for a three-year term on the whaling ship Condor. Daniel gladly endures cramped quarters, grueling work, and storms at sea, only to be so badly mistreated by the captain that he and a friend jump ship in the Siberian wilderness. An adaptation of Arctic Rovings; or, The Adventures of a New Bedford Boy on Sea and Land, this short picture-book biography is an easy booktalk with a guaranteed audience. Stanley's watercolor illustrations include enough maps, sailing ships, whales, and wolves to please even the most demanding adventure lovers; the elegant design and accessible format will attract reluctant readers, while the well-written, absorbing content will keep them happily involved. Janice Del Negro

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