The Lost Whale: A powerful animal adventure story for children, from the bestselling author of The Last Bear

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LoveReading4Kids exists because books change lives, and buying books through LoveReading4Kids means you get to change the lives of future generations, with 25% of the cover price donated to schools in need. Join our community to get personalised book suggestions, extracts straight to your inbox, 10% off RRPs, and to change children’s lives. From the author of the bestselling The Last Bear comes another engrossing tale that blends ecological awareness with deftly plotted adventure' Waterstones, Books of the Year 2022 Let's start like this. If the stars went from -5 to 5, I would give it -10. If the only thing keeping me from going to hell was a good rating and review of this book, I would suffer eternal torment. If God himself told me this was the best book in the world, I would laugh at him. There is nothing good about it.

We all care for the environment and are scared of the daunting prospect of actually doing so. However, if Rio and White Beak can teach us anything is that an open heart and a small action, added to others' numerous small actions, can save lives and, ultimately, the oceans and all living beings that call it home. A dazzling debut . . . A magical, confidently told story - with beautiful illustrations by Levi Pinfold . . . I predict a roaring success' The Times Children's Book of the WeekHello Yellow - 80 Books to Help Children Nurture Good Mental Health and Support With Anxiety and Wellbeing - As Rio grows to love the whales, he discovers that his mother loved them, too. He's suddenly sure that if he can somehow find a way to connect her with these gentle giants - and especially with a particular whale named White Beak - she will get better and come to join him in California. But White Beak is missing--and Rio must embark on a desperate journey across the dangerous ocean to find her. This was not a casual thing. This was a relationship. This was two-way playfulness and trust. There was no shared language, but there was communication.” (p. 238) There are no words to describe how much I hated this book, but I'll do my best so you don't make the same mistake. A Big Roarsome Hello! Grab yourself some peanut butter, a pot of hot chocolate and make yourself at home. I am the author of THE LAST BEAR, a middle-grade adventure story for animal lovers - the WINNER of the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize & the Blue Peter Book Awards 2022! My 2nd book, THE LOST WHALE is now out in the UK, Australia & NZ and the US.

It's the same with The Lost Whale. The grey whale has twice been hunted right to the brink of extinction and even though numbers have thankfully recovered and hunting is banned in most parts of the world, they still face an uphill battle to survive with all the other myriad of ways humans seem intent on destroying the ocean. Something about whales have always fascinated me, perhaps since I first saw one in my early twenties. I just was very keen to tell their story. Como veis aquí hay para todos, eso es lo que tienen las buenas historias, que cada lector puede sacar y quedarse lo que es para él, lo que necesita en ese momento o con lo que se siente más identificado. Y por si esto fuera poco, las increíbles ilustraciones la hacen todavía más bonita, son simplemente una obra de arte (mirad las fotos del interior, son alucinantes). This story follows Rio. After being sent to California from London after his mum has taken ill, Rio moves in with his Grandma. This starts out as a very strained relationship between the two. As the days go on Rio becomes less angry but no more engaging, until he meets Marine. She becomes the much needed friend who gives Rio a much need link to his mother.Author Luke Palmer introduces his new book, Play (Firefly Press) about four boys growing up together, the challenges, the friendships, and what hap...

Luna, as a male orca, would have had to mate if he survived. However, he was never around other orcas, so that chance would never have come. Not only that, but male killer whales also learn how to mate by practicing with each other or within their pods (no, it is not like that). Luna could not do that, so his chances of mating are lowered. When he matured, he could have become dangerous out of frustration. This puts surrounding board and people in danger, as he might take it out on them. Yes, he was a friendly calf, but he was not yet mature. Hannah worked in the film and magazine industries before taking time out to pursue her dream of writing.The Lost Whale is also a tale of human kind’s effect on the Earth and its animals and a young boy’s discovery and determination to try and put it right. One animal at a time. One of the areas you cover in the story are the effects of parental depression on a child; why did you want to explore this, and where did you go to research depression? Salud mental. Esta vertiente no me la esperaba y me gusta bastante cómo está enfocado de cara a hablarlo con los niños y que comprendan ciertas cosas. La madre de Rio necesita atención médica, y aunque no se nos dice explícitamente lo que le pasa, se puede deducir. Es muy interesante ver cómo se siente Rio al respecto, la culpabilidad que siente por momentos, por no poder hacer nada, pero también lo injusto de que un niño cargue sobre sus hombros el tener que cuidar de una madre enferma sin entender del todo siquiera qué le pasa.