Book Review: The Whales Song

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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
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Dyan Sheldons own Website

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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
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Songs of the Humpback Whale - nice sample tracks of the whales ..



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If you've brought Whales into your playroom please let us know what activities you all enjoyed together ..