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The Lost Whale is the enchanting second novel from the author of The Last Bear: the bestselling debut hardback of 2021 and The Times Children's Book of the Week What if you could communicate with a whale? Rio has been sent to live with a grandmother he barely knows in California, while his mum is in hospital back home. He feels alone, and disconnected, struggling with his darkest fears for his mum. The only thing that makes him smile is joining his...
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This evocative picture book celebrates a child's connection and kinship with whales.
Swimming, singing, and blowing bubbles-children and baby whales love many of the same things! This lyrical picture book compares the parent-child relationship with the bond between a mother humpback whale and her calf, showing how their underwater lives are touchingly like our own. Patterned in a call-and-response format, where the mother observes and the child responds,...
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After losing her mom. Willa is grieving and having a hard time living with her dad and his new family on an island off the coast of Washington State. Her dad tries to cheer her up by taking her whale watching, something Willa's mom used to do. While all the passengers are on one side of the boat, Will encounters a humpback whale on the opposite side. Willa feels so lonely that she starts to talk to the whale--and the whale talks back! The whale, named...
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North Atlantic Books
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[2020]
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English
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Shiny, a whale child, is turned into a boy to teach Alex, a young girl, the wisdom of the Native American value of environmental stewardship so that she can share it with others. Includes glossary of environmental terms, facts about Pacific Northwest Native cultures, and other educational resources.
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"First introduced in The Pout-Pout Fish and the Worry-Worry Whale, Willa Whale is the star of her own spin-off series, inspired by the ... Pout-Pout Fish books from Deborah Diesen and Dan Hanna. In this story, Willa overcomes her fear of getting called on in class"-- Provided by publisher.
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"Jay Gardiner has given himself a fool's errand--to find the remains of his deceased father in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Monastery Beach. He knows it's a long shot, but Jay feels it's the only way for him to lift the weight of guilt he has carried since his dad's death by suicide the previous year. The dive begins well enough, but the sudden appearance of a giant squid puts Jay in very real jeopardy, made infinitely worse by the arrival of...
11) Song for a whale
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Twelve-year-old Iris and her grandmother, both deaf, fly from Texas to California and then take a cruise ship to Alaska-- armed with Iris's plan to help Blue-55, a whale unable to communicate with other whales.
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Hyperion Books for Children, an imprint of Disney Book Group
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2015.
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Español
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En ¡Un tipo grande se llevó mi pelota! cuando un tipo grande se lleva su pelota, Cerdita está devastada. Geraldo también es grande ... pero ¿lo suficiente como para ayudar a su mejor amiga?
Piggie is upset because a whale took the ball she found, but Gerald finds a solution that pleases all of them.
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Farrar Straus Giroux
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2025.
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"Swim along with Willa Whale as she explores the experience of trying, practicing, and making mistakes. She might just discover that everyone makes mistakes when they try new things--even grown-ups and the Pout-Pout Fish!--and that mistakes are an important part of learning and growing."--Provided by publisher.
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Inhabit Junior
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[2020]
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English
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"Bowhead whales are the longest-lived mammals on the planet, with a lifespan of over 200 years. In this ... story, a grandfather bowhead recounts to his young grandchild calf all the beautiful, amazing, and surprising things he has seen in his lifetime--all while [assuring] the little calf that there is nothing more wonderous than the love a grandfather has for his grandchild"-- Provided by publisher.
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San Juan Publishing
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c2006
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Based on a true story. Springer, an orphaned Killer Whale, becomes separated from her family in the waters off British Columbia, and finds a temporary and precarious home in the busy waters near Seattle, Washington. The lonely young Orca is eventually reunited with her family.
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2019.
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"Every year, I stay in the same cabin at the beach with my family, and every year Chicken Smith's here too, with his Dad and his dog, Jelly. But this year, something's different." As we hang on the words of the narrator, we learn of the legendary Chicken Smith and the beachside town that has been the backdrop to their school-holiday adventures for years. But will Chicken Smith turn up this year? Or will a friendship of a different kind blossom. A...
20) The whale
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Templar Books, an imprint of Candlewick Press
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2016.
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English
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A wordless sea adventure based on the legend of the Great Spotted Whale traces, in evocative black-and-white graphite art, the experiences of two young whale watchers who work together to capture incontrovertible proof that the mythical whale exists.
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