Book Review: The Whales Song
The Whale's Song
Written by Dyan Sheldon and incredible illustrations by Gary Blythe. This is a beautiful and insightful read into an oceans residents, how man exploits its beauty and how the magic hopes to be realised and eventually shared harmoniously by us all. ISBN: 0-09-973760-4 Follow the story of Lilly as she visits her Grandmother and they talk about the mysterious and beautiful whales that pay visit to the stretch of ocean nearby . Scathingly realistic her Uncle Fredrick demands she be told of the truth - how the whales served the use of man, helping them build their communities, provide local stability and give reassurance that an income would be regular and reliable ... Blurb - Testimonial: 'One of the most beautiful, poetic, mysterious and overwhelming picture books you are ever likely to read ... a dazzling and haunting book. BOOKS FOR CHILDREN ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dyan Sheldons own Website ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Learning play ideas: Role play Whales in an Arctic Ocean water tray - add sheets of Ice (freeze water in deep baking trays) and sprinkle around some artificial snow and silver glitter. Whale songs, cds & headphones - will cover ICT learning area. Conservation preschool story book list and Oceans titles Audio CD Song of the Whale - Sounds of Nature Listen to more sample tracks from this CD on this page of Amazon.com _____________________________________ Songs of the Humpback Whale - nice sample tracks of the whales .. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you've brought Whales into your playroom please let us know what activities you all enjoyed together .. |
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