{"product_id":"the-boy-and-the-whale-9781626725058","title":"The Boy and the Whale","description":"\u003cp\u003eA 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExpressive and perfectly paced, this powerful story, \u003ci\u003eThe Boy and the Whale\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Roaring Brook Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/21\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781626725058\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.02lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.20h x 8.47w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2017 pg. 69\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/25\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2017 pg. 85\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/24\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2018 - Superior,Well Above Average\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e193657 \/ Boy and the Whale\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.4 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Lower Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Mordicai Gerstein","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43112108163253,"sku":"9781626725058","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_26b4e222-a5e4-41a0-92a2-da59779d5c6d.jpg?v=1693928870","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-boy-and-the-whale-9781626725058","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}