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The heart of a whale / Anna Pignataro.
Whale's beautiful song calms a wriggly octopus, cheers a sad urchin, and much more but cannot cure his loneliness without the help of his friends.
Record details
- ISBN: 1984836277
- ISBN: 9781984836274
- Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations
- Publisher: New York : Philomel Books, 2020.
- Copyright: ©2018
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Originally published: Lindfield, NSW : Scholastic Press, 2018. |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 23.99 |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Whales > Juvenile fiction. Marine animals > Juvenile fiction. Loneliness > Juvenile fiction. Whale sounds > Juvenile fiction. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cookstown Branch | STO JP Pigna | 31681020132189 | PICTURE | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Calming his fellow sea creatures with his beautiful songs about happiness, hope and wonder, Whale realizes that his music is not filling his own empty heart, before his mournful sigh is carried like a wish throughout the sea to just the right place. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations. - Baker & Taylor
Whale's beautiful song calms a wriggly octopus, cheers a sad urchin, and much more but cannot cure his loneliness without the help of his friends. - Penguin Putnam
In this beautiful story of kindness and empathy, loneliness and love, one creature finds that the help he needs is just a song and a sigh away.
Whale's beautiful song winds its way through the ocean, reaching the farthest of faraways. His song is one of happiness and hope, magic and wonder--and Whale's fellow sea creatures are calmed, cheered, and lulled by it. But though Whale sings his tender song day after day, night after night, Whale wonders why he has no song to fill his empty heart. So when he lets out a mournful sigh, the ocean carries it like a wish through its fathoms, bringing it to just the right place.
Filled with stunning art and poetic language, this poignant story reminds us that being kind and helping a friend in need is sometimes the most beautiful thing of all.
Praise for The Heart of a Whale:
"A picture book . . . that touches on the wistfulness of solitude and the joy of finding a companion." --The Wall Street Journal
* "Lyrical text . . . dreamlike . . . A sweet cetacean story." --Kirkus Reviews,*STARRED REVIEW*
* "This visually stunning story is as beautiful to see as it is to read." --SLJ, *STARRED REVIEW*
"This is a quiet, gentle love story that will appeal to youngsters." --Booklist
"The text is lyrical and imagistic . . . the illustrations evince an undulating dreaminess. This is a calming and peaceful bedtime readaloud." --BCCB
