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, winner of the Waterstones Children's Book Prize and the Blue Peter Book Award 'An irresistible ocean-loving yarn' The Times Shortlisted for Edward Stanford Children's Travel Book of the Year THEIR BOND COULD SET THEM FREE . . . Rio has been sent to live with a grandmother he barely knows in California, while his mum is in hospital. All Rio wants is for Mum to get better so he can return home. But everything changes when he joins a whale-watching trip and meets White Beak, a gentle giant of the sea. Rio forms an instant bond with the whale, and for the first time in ages he feels a spark of hope. Then White Beak goes missing and Rio may be the only person who can help. Can Rio draw on their special connection to somehow find and save his whale . . . ? Perfect for readers of 8+, beautifully illustrated throughout by Levi Pinfold
Describes how a migrating humpback whale mistakenly entered the San Francisco Bay in 1985 and swam sixty-four miles inland before being led back to the sea by people concerned for his welfare.
Little Wave and the Mystery of the Lost Whale is the 2nd book in the Little Wave trilogy.
The heartwarming true story of a wrong-way humpback whale who is helped and cheered back to freedom in San Francisco.
Dive into the world of The Secret Explorers and learn about ocean life in this action-included first installment in a brand-new fiction series.
Describes how a migrating humpback whale mistakenly entered the San Francisco Bay in 1985 and swam sixty-four miles inland before being led back to the sea by people concerned for his welfare.
The Lost Whale
“Perfect for readers who love a touch of the fantastic and the impossible.” —Booklist A hopeful and heroic girl befriends a small, lost whale during World War II and together they embark on a journey to liberate France and find their ...
Bored with sitting pretty on Mermaid Rock, Spirulina leaves her sisters and goes off to find someone else to play with.
There is a very old story, rarely told, of a wolf that runs into the ocean and becomes a whale. . .
When mother and calf humpback whales accidentally wander up the Sacramento River they are met with scientists, rescuers, and crowds of appreciative onlookers as attempts are made to coax them back to their ocean home.