Illustrated by Claire Victoria Watson
Pownal Street Press
32 pp.
Ages 3-7
June 2024
With humour and rhyme, Caroline Woodward, who wrote the text for beautifully illustrated picture books A West Coast Summer (2018) and Singing Away the Dark (2017), again takes us to her beloved West Coast to really take in all the sensory experiences that life there offers. We will hear, and see, and smell, and taste, and learn and wonder at the unique ecosystem that is the ocean and its coast from those who live and enjoy it.
Have you ever heard a whale exhaleand SLAP the water with its tail?Breathing in after breathing out,heaving WHOOSH with a mighty spout!
Our visit to the West Coast has us listening to a whale as it breaches, breathing and tail slapping and spouting. Its behaviours may be typical but to any observer they are captivating and revealing. Such are the actions of the seals who spy-hop to see what's going on–one with a monocle suggests they are paying close attention–or of the oystercatcher, a shore bird, who can pry open molluscs.
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From Have You Ever Heard a Whale Exhale? by Caroline Woodward, illus. by Claire Victoria Watson |
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From Have You Ever Heard a Whale Exhale? by Caroline Woodward, illus. by Claire Victoria Watson |
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From Have You Ever Heard a Whale Exhale? by Caroline Woodward, illus. by Claire Victoria Watson |
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From Have You Ever Heard a Whale Exhale? by Caroline Woodward, illus. by Claire Victoria Watson |
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Picture Book Giveaway 📫📘
Because I was fortunate to receive two copies of this lovely picture book, I would love to share one with a reader of CanLit for LittleCanadians. (Only Canadian addresses are eligible to apply. Sorry.)
Leave a comment about the ocean (whether you've visited one or not) for me on X (formerly known as Twitter) by tagging me @HelenKubiw or on Bluesky at @hkubiw.bsky.social and using the hashtag #HaveYouEverHeardAWhaleExhale. I'll log all comments until Friday, July 26th, 2024 at 12 noon (EST) and then do a random draw. If you are selected, I will DM you to let you know and get details about where to send the book.
Good luck everyone!
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@HelenKubiw; @hkubiw.bsky.social; and #HaveYouEverHeardAWhaleExhale;This looks like an amazing PB designed to initiate curiosity and engage rich discussion. Something my elementary students need in their library. I am fortunate to live near the Pacific Ocean and have sailed it's surface looking for grey whales on their migration back to Vancouver Island every March. So lucky to live in North Vancouver, BC.
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