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Gr 2–5—Turk employs an extended metaphor of shared heartbeats among living beings to demonstrate that we are all a part of the same world. Using pastel and charcoal on black paper, Turk introduces a whale and her calf, whose heartbeats are in sync and swim through a blurring symphony of sound. Jagged white harpoons disrupt this harmony, striking the mother whale like lightning and shattering their connection. She is hauled aboard a whaling vessel and the calf, who is no longer vibrant but a pale ghost of herself, now has a ho...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

After a young whale's mother is killed by a whaler, it swims around forlornly for years, until a girl on a ship's dec...Log In or Sign Up to Read More