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The Whale Audiobook
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When a baby beluga whale loses his mama and is heard crying out for her, Whistler and Lila are reminded of how lucky they are to have such a wonderful family in their lighthouse home. Their great adventures begin when they team up with a cranky old cormorant named Huck to bring the mother and child together again. Acclaimed author Cynthia Rylant is a Newbery Medal winner and has penned more than 60 heartwarming books for children. This sweet tale is filled with warm, caring characters and the gifted narration of Mark Nelson conveys their strength, courage and determination.
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"Cynthia Rylant was the author who we studied back in 2nd grade, and this was always my favorite of her books. I think it sowed the seeds for my love of whales. This is the ideal children's picture book, one that educates them and captures their imagination all the same time."
— Brian (5 out of 5 stars)
The Whale Listener Reviews
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" There is a tender verse that appears on each page, complimented by the natural sea sponge paintings (also by Rylant). This book comes together very nicely as a look at the different whales of the world. "
— Paul, 12/15/2013 -
" My 5 year old enjoyed this. I expected it to be longer, but with pictures every other page, it was a very, very quick read. The pictures are really nice, though. Cute story. "
— Sheena, 10/26/2013 -
" Very sweet story, even appealed to my rowdy 5yo boy. We'll be checking out more in this Lighthouse Family series. "
— Tricia, 8/18/2013 -
" There is a baby beluga and he gets lost without his Mother, her name is Honey. But The Lighthouse Family comes to the rescue! "
— Bianca, 5/27/2013 -
" To be honest, I got this book because it was by Cynthia Rylant (one of my favorite children's authors). The book is good and I'll be able to use it in classrooms for early non-fiction, just no where near her best. "
— Carol, 5/12/2013 -
" Logan enjoys these, but I think he's gotten to the point where this kind of short book doesn't interest him as much. We've been reading much more complex and longer books. Still, he likes the characters, especially the cat, and I think we'll go ahead and read them all. "
— Logan, 3/25/2013 -
" Good/easy chapter book to read with the girls. They looked forward to each day's addition to the story. The kindergarten set can tackle it with help. "
— Harry, 1/9/2013 -
" a story of a family that comes together by chance use the friends they have made to help a beluga whale calf returned to his mother "
— Theresa, 11/14/2012 -
" A beautifully illustrated book about several different types of whales. The pictures come alive when you read this book, great for visualizing. "
— Christy, 11/8/2012 -
" Cute sequel with a summertime theme. "
— Alison, 9/24/2012 -
" We're enjoying this series. "
— C, 8/21/2012 -
" The paintings were very pretty. Also, it would be a good book to get children exposed to poetry, while at the same time being informative about different types of whales. "
— Hayli, 8/20/2012 -
" The series continues on in its gentle and lovely manner. We're going to read them all and happily! "
— Newbury, 7/13/2012 -
" A story that full of warmth and caring. Two young mice befriend a baby beluga whale who has lost his mother. Aided by a comerant, the two young mice fly over the ocean searching for a pod of beluga whales in order to reunite the baby whale with his mother. "
— Bvlmc, 6/8/2012
About Cynthia Rylant
Cynthia Rylant is the author of more than one hundred books for young people, including the beloved Henry and Mudge series. Her novel Missing May received the Newbery Medal in 1993 and A Fine White Dust won a Newbery Honor; she is also the author of two Caldecott Honor–wining picture books. Some of her other notable works include the Annie and Snowball series, the Poppleton series, the novel The Islander, and a number of other poetry books and story collections. She lives in Lake Oswego, Oregon.
About Mark Nelson
Mark Nelson is an experienced audiobook narrator and producer. Also recording as Harry Shaw, he has recorded more than fifty professional audiobooks, including crime fiction, science fiction, horror, nonfiction, histories, and classics.