A 52 Hertz Whale

Author : Bill Sommer
Publisher : Carolrhoda Lab ™
ISBN 13 : 1467788112
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A 52-Hertz Whale written by Bill Sommer and published by Carolrhoda Lab ™. This book was released on 2015-09-01 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "It appears to be the only individual emitting a call at this frequency and hence, has been described as the world's loneliest whale."—Wikipedia So here's how it all starts: James, a high school freshman, is worried that the young humpback whale he tracks online has separated from its pod. So naturally he emails Darren, the twentysomething would-be filmmaker who volunteered in James's special education program back in middle school. Of course, Darren is useless on the subject of whales, but he's got nothing but time, given that the only girl he could ever love dumped him. And fetching lattes for his boss has him close to walking out on his movie dream and boomeranging right back to his childhood bedroom. So why not reply to a random email from Whale Boy? Predictably, this thread of emails leads to a lot of bizarre stuff, including a yeti suit, drug smuggling, widows, a major documentary filmmaking opportunity, first love, a graveyard, damaged echolocation, estranged siblings, restraining orders, choke holds, emergency dentistry...and then maybe ends with something like understanding. See, it turns out that the thing that binds people together most is their fear that nothing binds them together at all.

Author : Lynne Kelly
Publisher : Delacorte Press
ISBN 13 : 152477023X
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Song for a Whale written by Lynne Kelly and published by Delacorte Press. This book was released on 2019-02-05 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the spirit of modern-day classics like Fish in a Tree and Counting by 7s comes the Schneider Family Book Award-winning story of a deaf girl's connection to a whale whose song can't be heard by his species, and the journey she takes to help him. From fixing the class computer to repairing old radios, twelve-year-old Iris is a tech genius. But she's the only deaf person in her school, so people often treat her like she's not very smart. If you've ever felt like no one was listening to you, then you know how hard that can be. When she learns about Blue 55, a real whale who is unable to speak to other whales, Iris understands how he must feel. Then she has an idea: she should invent a way to "sing" to him! But he's three thousand miles away. How will she play her song for him? Full of heart and poignancy, this affecting story by sign language interpreter Lynne Kelly shows how a little determination can make big waves. "Fascinating, brave, and tender...a triumph." --Katherine Applegate, Newbery Award-winning author of The One and Only Ivan

Author : Johnny DePalma
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781733405508
Total Pages : 62 pages
Book Rating : 4.0X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 52 written by Johnny DePalma and published by . This book was released on 2020-12-10 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: '52 - A Tale of Loneliness, introduces young readers to a unique whale whose voices prevents others of his kind from finding him. Yet, despite this hardship, 52 remains optimistic, introducing us to the magic and the beauty of his own invisible world.

Author : Matt Dahl
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780692378373
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lonely Whale Memoir written by Matt Dahl and published by . This book was released on 2015-02-14 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since 1989, the world has been following the heartbreaking journey ofthe Lonely Whale. For reasons unknown, he or she cannot speak the same language as other whales. Referred to by some as the 52-Hz Whale--because of its unique frequency of whale song--the Lonely Whale has been tracked roaming the oceans alone, listening in vain for a song that will never be returned.Is the Lonely Whale the last of his species? Or is she, as some speculate, a hybrid of two different species of whale? No one knows for sure, but the Lonely Whale's story has touched something deep within our hearts.The Lonely Whale Memoir gives voice to the unheard song within all of us, capturing themes and feelings sparked by the actual Lonely Whale.Through compelling stories and passionate poetry we will swim past the isolation that normally separates us and, for a moment, truly connect.The Lonely Whale can be seen as a story of tragedy or one of hope. We ask that you listen with your heart and hope along with us that one day all of our voices are truly heard.

Author : Benjamin Morris
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781515292579
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Lonely Whale written by Benjamin Morris and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-08-09 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 52 is a whale without a herd, without a family. Will he manage to find one? Inspired by the story of the whale who only broadcasts at 52Hz, The Lonely Whale is a heartwarming tale of how sometimes family is the one we make ourselves. This book was designed to make reading as easy as possible for children with reading difficulties and follows the Dyslexia Style Guide produced by the British Dyslexia Association as far as possible. The font used is Open Dyslexic, a free font designed to increase readability. It is printed on Matte paper rather than gloss in order to make reading easier.

Author : Matthew Olzmann
Publisher : Alice James Books
ISBN 13 : 1938584406
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Contradictions in the Design written by Matthew Olzmann and published by Alice James Books. This book was released on 2016-10-10 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These political poems employ humor to challenge the cultural norms of American society, focusing primarily on racism, social injustices and inequality. Simultaneously, the poems take on a deeper, personal level as it carefully deconstructs identity and the human experience, piecing them together with unflinching logic and wit. Olzmann takes readers on a surreal exploration of discovery and self-evaluation.

Author : Matthew Olzmann
Publisher : Alice James Books
ISBN 13 : 1948579952
Total Pages : 69 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mezzanines written by Matthew Olzmann and published by Alice James Books. This book was released on 2019-10-01 with total page 69 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "There’s something inherently spiritual about Olzmann’s Mezzanines. . . . It’s a place of reflection and contemplation, a temporary reprieve from the world’s chaos and a reach for a vision of paradise." —The Los Angeles Review of Books “. . .the poems [in Mezzanines] have doors that open and invite you inside. The rooms of the house may be odd, and the stairwells may lead in strange directions, but you, as the reader, remain beckoned. [Olzmann] hasn’t invited you in just to leave you. He’s got stories to tell, and they’re good.” —The Huffington Post Blog There is no place Matthew Olzmann doesn’t visit in his poignant debut. From underwater to outer space, Mezzanines is a contained universe, constantly shifting through multiple perceptions of the surreal and the real. A lyrical conversation with mortality, Olzmann explores identity, faith, and our sense of place, with an acute awareness of our minute existence. From "NASA Video Transmission Picked Up By Baby Monitor": How many shadows are there left to name? Logophobia is the fear of words. Keraunothnetophobia is the fear of falling man-made satellites. Imagine this last one: you walk outside and look to heaven expecting a sky lab plunging down on you—wires everywhere, bolts loosening, metal body in flames. Instead, you see only blue, endless blue, the color of a baby’s new blanket, cloaking everything. Matthew Olzmann is a graduate of the MFA program for writers at Warren Wilson College. His poems have appeared or are forthcoming in Kenyon Review, New England Review, Inch, Gulf Coast, Rattle, and elsewhere. He’s received fellowships from Kundiman and the Kresge Arts Foundation. Currently, he is a writer-in-residence for the InsideOut Literary Arts Project and the poetry editor of The Collagist.

Author : Vint Virga, D.V.M.
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 0307718875
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Soul of All Living Creatures written by Vint Virga, D.V.M. and published by Crown. This book was released on 2014-07-08 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As profiled in the New York Times Magazine… Based on the author’s twenty-five years of experience as a veterinarian and veterinary behaviorist, The Soul of All Living Creatures delves into the inner lives of animals – from whales, wolves, and leopards to mice, dogs, and cats – and explores the relationships we forge with them. As an emergency room clinician four years out of veterinary school, Dr. Vint Virga had a life-changing experience: he witnessed the power of simple human contact and compassion to affect the recovery of a dog struggling to survive after being hit by a car. Observing firsthand the remarkably strong connection between humans and animals inspired him to explore the world from the viewpoint of animals and taught him to respect the kinship that connects us. With The Soul of All Living Creatures, Virga draws from his decades in veterinary practice to reveal how, by striving to perceive the world as animals do, we can enrich our own appreciation of life, enhance our character, nurture our relationships, improve our communication with others, reorder our values, and deepen our grasp of spirituality. Virga discerningly illuminates basic traits shared by both humans and animals and makes animal behavior meaningful, relevant, and easy to understand. Insightful and eloquent, The Soul of All Living Creatures offers an intimate journey into the lives of our fellow creatures and a thought-provoking promise of what we can learn from spending time with them.

Author : Lynne Kelly
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0374312370
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chained written by Lynne Kelly and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2012-05-08 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To work off a family debt, 10-year-old Hastin leaves his desert village in India to work as a circus elephant keeper but many challenges await him, including trying to keep Nandita, a sweet elephant, safe from the cruel circus owner.

Author : Jennie Wexler
Publisher : Wednesday Books
ISBN 13 : 1250750059
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Where It All Lands written by Jennie Wexler and published by Wednesday Books. This book was released on 2021-07-06 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Spring/Summer Pick by: Goodreads * PopSugar * Frolic * SheReads * Culturess* The Nerd Daily * Alma * J-14 "For fans of Sarah Dessen and Rainbow Rowell, a moving story about loss and love and finding out who you really are.” - Paige McKenzie, New York Times Best Selling author of The Haunting of Sunshine Girl A sob-worthy yet hopeful novel that reveals how our choices define us and how no matter the road, love finds a way. Stevie Rosenstein has never fallen in love. Constantly moving from city to city for her father's job, she can’t allow herself to grow truly close to someone. The pain of leaving hurts too much. Until she meets Drew... And Shane. Drew and Shane have been best friends through everything. The death of Shane's dad. The separation of Drew's parents. No matter what happens, they always have each others' backs. But when Stevie moves to town, a simple coin toss alters the course of their year in profound and unexpected ways – a ripple effect that also produces devastating consequences. Told in dual timelines, debut author Jennie Wexler's Where It All Lands delivers a heartbreaking, Sliding Doors-esque novel about missed opportunities, second chances, and all the paths that lead us to where we are. "This book succeeds in creating all the feels." - Kirkus