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Reviewed on August 1, 2014 | Preschool to Grades 4
K-Gr 2—Noi lives by the sea with his father and six cats. His dad leaves early for work on his fishing boat and doesn't return until dark. Noi appears to be around six and is extremely lonely until the day he finds a small beached whale. Instead of trying to return it to the water, Noi hefts it into his wagon and puts it in his bathtub. He plays music for it and tells it stories. W...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on September 1, 2014
Young Noi lives with his fisherman father (and six cats) in a modest house on the beach. His hard-working dad is away from early morning until night, so Noi is on his own during the day. On one such morning Noi finds a little whale washed up on shore. He brings it home and cares for it in the bathtub: "He knew that it wasn't good for a whale to be out of the water." Boy and whale spend a ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2014
Young Noi, on his own during the day, finds a little whale washed up on shore, brings it home, and cares for it in the bath...Log In or Sign Up to Read More