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Whale

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If you are lucky enough to be able to find a copy of this excellent book then buy it ! .. I was lucky enough to have "Mr Lucas" as a Chemistry teacher while at school in Kent, England during the 80's and he has put as much effort, if not more into writing this story as he did into his lessons.

I managed to get hold of a signed copy the day it went on sale and read it from cover to cover .. as a young lad at the time it opened up a whole world that I was unaware of and for children and adults alike it would do the same now.

Find it, buy it, read it .. and then read it again .. an excellent book.

This is one of the few books my avid reader has taken the time to read more than once. It is a shame that this compelling story is out of print. I believe that this tale, which follows the life and times of a young orca, will help readers appreciate wild whales and other marine animals in our oceans without sappy fictional accounts. The main character definitely faces the challenges of living in the wild, so please keep that in mind if giving to a young child. However, even my fairly sensitive daughter (she was probably 8 or 9 when she first read it) enjoyed this as she has seen many nature documentaries and understood the food chain and inherent perils within the natural world. We stumbled upon a tattered paperback at a used book sale and after a couple of readings had to replace it with a hardback as this is definitely a keeper! Perhaps this will become readily available again.

this is a great book....i started reading it when i was in fourth grade and ive read it at least five times since then.....its great i love it