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The Lost Whale


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No. of pages 336

Published: 2023

Great for age 9-12 years

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The enchanting second novel from the author of The Last Bear: the bestselling debut hardback of 2021 and The Times Childrens Book of the Week, winner of the Waterstones Childrens Book Prize and the Blue Peter Book Award An irresistible ocean-loving yarn The Times Shortlisted for Edward Stanford Childrens Travel Book of the Year THEIR BOND COULD SET THEM FREE . . . Rio has been sent to live with a grandmother he barely knows in California, while his mum is in hospital. All Rio wants is for Mum to get better so he can return home. But everything changes when he joins a whale-watching trip and meets White Beak, a gentle giant of the sea. Rio forms an instant bond with the whale, and for the first time in ages he feels a spark of hope. Then White Beak goes missing and Rio may be the only person who can help. Can Rio draw on their special connection to somehow find and save his whale . . . ? Perfect for readers of 8+, beautifully illustrated throughout by Levi Pinfold

 

 

This book has been graded for interest at 9-12 years.

There are 336 pages in this book. This book was published in 2023 by HarperCollins Publishers .

Levi Pinfold has worked as an author and illustrator since graduating from University College Falmouth. He paints with watercolour and gouache, creating imagery from imagination and memory. His debut book, The Django, won a Booktrust Early Years Award. Michael Foreman described it as, "A virtuoso display of real drawing. "