Description
The Lost Whale: A powerful animal adventure story for children, from the bestselling author of The Last Bear
Paperback
by Gold, Hannah
- Publisher : HarperCollinsChildren’sBooks (2023), Edition: 1, 336 pages
- Language : English
- Paperback :
- ISBN-10 : 8412960
- ISBN-13 : 9780008412968
- Weight : 0.43
- Dimensions : 18.5×2.5×13 cm
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
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ISBN-10: 0008412960
ISBN-13: 9780008412968
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¿Y si pudieras comunicarte con una ballena?
Rio acaba de llegar a California. Su madre está ingresada en el hospital, y a él lo han enviado con su abuela, a la que apenas conoce. Lo único que lo hace sonreír es su nueva amiga, Marina, y los viajes que hacen juntos para avistar ballenas. Hasta que un encuentro inesperado lo cambia todo. Con Morro Blanco, un gentil gigante del mar, Rio forjará un vínculo indestructible. Allí, en la inmensidad increíble del océano, resurgirá la chispa de la esperanza.
Sumérgete en esta historia tan poderosa y fascinante como el propio océano.
