The Boy and the Whale

A boy and his father discover a whale tangled in their only fishing net. Is the whale dead? While the man worries about losing their net, the boy worries about the whale. He remembers the fear he felt when, caught in a net himself in childhood, he almost drowned before being rescued by his father. When the whale blinks an enormous eye, the boy knows that he has to try to save the creature, no matter how dangerous doing so may be.

Expressive and perfectly paced, this powerful story, The Boy and the Whale, by Caldecott Medal-winner Mordicai Gerstein was inspired in part by a real-life video of a whale's rescue, and the creature's joyful dance through the waves after being freed.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
Published: 11/21/2017
ISBN: 9781626725058
Pages: 40
Weight: 1.02lbs
Size: 11.20h x 8.47w x 0.40d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2017
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2017 pg. 69
School Library Journal 10/01/2017
Publishers Weekly 09/25/2017
Booklist 10/01/2017 pg. 85
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2017
Shelf Awareness 11/24/2017
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2018 - Superior,Well Above Average

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 193657 / Boy and the Whale
Reading Level: 2.4 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5