Tender and heartrending, Jane Yolenâ€™s clear-eyed tale of a childâ€™s effort to rescue a beached whale evokes a fierce love of wildlife and a universal sense of loss.Sally

The Stranded Whale

Tender and heartrending, Jane Yolenâ€™s clear-eyed tale of a childâ€™s effort to rescue a beached whale evokes a fierce love of wildlife and a universal sense of loss.

Sally and her brothers are walking home from school along the dunes in their Maine town when they come upon an enormous whale. Heâ€™s stranded on the beach. Her brother runs for help, and many people rally to respond, but the tide is going out quickly and the whale is just so big. Still, Sally is able to sit near the whaleâ€™s massive eye and tell him heâ€™s beautiful and strong, and that she will miss him no matter what happens. Master storyteller Jane Yolen and illustrator Melanie Cataldo have created an authentic portrait of vulnerability that is at once spare, moving, and honest.
Country USA
Brand Candlewick Press
Manufacturer Candlewick
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber illustrations
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2015-07-16
UnitCount 1
Format Picture Book
EANs 9780763669539

The Stranded Whale