Blog Tour! A WHALE OF THE WILD Book Review

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Welcome to our Blog Tour stop for A WHALE OF THE WILD, together with THE CHILDREN’S BOOK REVIEW and HarperCollins Children’s Books.

Let’s start with my review, and then be sure to check out the giveaway below!

A Whale of the Wild by Rosanne Parry, Illustrated by Lindsay Moore

Age Range:  7 and up

From the author of the incredibly popular A WOLF CALLED WANDER comes a tail of epic proportions – A WHALE OF THE WILD.

Vega is learning her place in her family and her world, just like any young person. The difference? She’s a Killer Whale in the wild waters off the coast in the Salish Sea. And one of the most important things to her and her family is salmon. It’s what they eat and it keeps them healthy. So, when Salmon become hard to find, Vega and her family go on the hunt for the missing fish. Then, an earthquake rocks the shore and their waters, separating Vega and her little brother Deneb from the rest of their pod. How can Vega find her family again? Can she keep Deneb safe and avoid the dreaded hunger-sickness that threatens them? Can she find her way to real salmon, and her pod?

A thrilling and heartfelt adventure that young readers will adore, A WHALE OF THE WILD is a beautifully written story. Vega is incredibly well-drawn and charismatic. We love her as a budding leader of her pod, and we love her as a young whale whose emotions and feelings sometime overcome her better judgement. Deneb is playful and a bit proud, and he loves his sister Vega with all of his heart and will follow her anywhere. This tight-knit family would compare with any human family, and the humanity within the story really makes it shine. It is well known that Killer Whales have complex, deep and meaningful family connections. Author Rosanne Parry will make your heart melt for the Killer Whale’s predicaments. The lack of salmon, the intrusion of humans in their waters, their curiosity and pain that mixes as the whales remember sad run-ins with humans long ago. It’s a complex world, and Parry does an excellent job of bringing these characters to life. Touching on pollution, human interference, and environmental concerns, this book also is a great starting point for important conversations about taking care of the wild.

In addition, there are beautiful illustrations throughout the book that really help children know and understand the world of Vega and Deneb.

An excellent book for the budding marine biologist in your life, or as a school read-along, A WHALE OF THE WILD is wonderfully done. I enjoyed it so much, as did my young reader. We highly recommend it, and it’s one of our favorite books this year!

Buy it now and see for yourself!

Giveaway A Whale of the Wild

Enter for a chance to win a copy of Rosanne Parry’s A Whale of the Wild!

Five (5) winners receive:

  • A copy of A Whale of the Wild, by Rosanne Parry

Giveaway begins September 1, 2020, at 12:01 A.M. MT and ends September 15, 2020, at 11:59 P.M. MT.

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