Jeff Glor talks to Donovan Hohn about "Moby Duck: The True Story of 28,800 Bath Toys Lost at Sea and of the Beachcombers, Oceanographers, Environmentalists, and Fools, Including the Author, Who Went ...

SEATTLE -- The Moby Duck, the Seafair Pirates ship that's been out of commission since it caught fire in October, was back on Seattle streets Sunday as the pirates kicked off Seafair at Alki Beach.

In 1992, a cargo ship container tumbled into the North Pacific, dumping 28,800 toys into the ocean. What happened to those toys led writer Donovan... 'Moby-Duck': When 28,800 Bath Toys Are Lost At Sea ...

A young man goes whaling, ends up the sole human survivor of a ship/white-whale collision. Call him Ishmael. Call his story "Moby-Dick." A young teacher learns about 28,800 plastic bathtub toys -- ...

In 1992, crates containing 28,800 rubber duckies fell overboard a container ship as it sailed from Hong Kong across the Pacific. The ducks traveled the high seas and started popping up in places like ...

Donovan Hohn, author of the best-selling book “Moby-Duck,” recipient of the Whiting Writer’s Award and features editor of GQ magazine, had not always planned on becoming a writer. “When I was 11 years ...

Donovan Hohn's book about 28,800 rubber duckies lost at sea will be adapted by writer-director Drew Fellman, with Imax's Greg Foster overseeing. By Etan Vlessing Canada Bureau Chief The project, which ...

While reading is usually a solitary act, the Reads Program is something like a communitywide book club. Reads Community Conversations are held at UCSB and public libraries to give readers an ...

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The title is not just a bad pun. The author, a high-school lit teacher, first encountered Moby-Duck in a paper turned in by one of his students. It seems 28,800 plastic bath toys — including thousands ...