- Hardcover: 32 pages
- Publisher: Dutton Children Books; 1 edition (Jun 24 2003)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0525471103
- ISBN-13: 978-0525471103
- Product Dimensions: 26.1 x 21.3 x 1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 331 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #671,338 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From School Library Journal
Grade 2-4-Sobol's full-color photographs handsomely convey Mexico's Laguna San Ignacio, winter home of gray whales that migrate down the Pacific Coast. As in Seal Journey (1993) and One More Elephant (1995, both Cobblehill; o.p.), the author focuses on specific experiences of humans who interact with animals. Adelina, 10, lives in a remote fishing village. The scrappy houses, patched together from bits of wood and metal sheets, stand in contrast to the windswept sand and deep blue ocean. The simple narrative follows the girl and the fishermen in her family as they hear and see the returning whales, first from the shore and then from small boats. The huge mammals attract visitors from the outside world, and passengers with cameras poised ride along for whale watching. A sense of the great size and some of the behavior of these creatures is conveyed, but the emphasis is on the annual rhythm of the returning animals as a bond between human generations and also between humans and whales. This documentary account is well constructed and beautifully assembled on the pages. In a foreword, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., describes the advocacy work of the National Resources Defense Council in 1997 in staving off factory development in the area. A page of facts about gray whales is appended. Although readers get only a quick glimpse into each world-Adelina's and that of the whales-the glimpse is attractive and worthwhile.
Margaret Bush, Simmons College, Boston
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Margaret Bush, Simmons College, Boston
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Booklist
Gr. 2-5. This attractive photo-essay introduces Adelina Mayoral, who lives with her family in Laguna San Ignacio, a small fishing village in Baja, California. Every winter they welcome gray whales to their lagoon and take tourists on whale-watching excursions. The very short narrative smoothly integrates a family story with bits of information on whales. The text is generally respectful, but at one point the author refers to the Mayoral home as "a simple shack." Most of the story lies in the clear, candid photographs that capture the interaction between Adelina and the whales. The text explains a few of the pictures, but captions would have helped. A foreword by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. documents the measures taken to protect the area from commercial developers, and an appended page adds an assortment of facts about the gray whale. There is no map, and this brief glimpse doesn't supply enough information for school reports, but it will attract whale aficionados and supplement science studies. Linda Perkins
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Gray Whales of La Laguna,
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This review is from: Adelinas Whales (Hardcover)
Reason for Reading: I am reading Richard Sobol's entire backlist with my son and discussing the life of a photographer/photojournalist as a career option while doing so.Sobol offers us another book filled with gorgeous photography of gray whales, up close and personal, as here on La Laguna the whales allow people to come right up to them and pet them. We follow ten-year-old Adelina who lives in a grouping of box-like structures patched together with wood and metal on the beach. She adores her life here especially when in January the whales arrive from up north. We learn about Adelina's life and that of the whales through Adelina's family, her father and grandfather. A lovely story with tremendous photography to accompany it.
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Whales...up-close and personal,
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This review is from: Adelinas Whales (Hardcover)
Some beautiful photographs of whales grace this book that introduces readers to Adelina, a girl from Laguna San Ignacio, a small village in Baja California. Readers see a glimpse of her life, hear her grandfather's story about his first encounter with a gray whale, and learn of the whale watching tours that her family conducts for tourists. The whales often come right up to the small boats, affording the people and whale a close-up view of each other. The gray whales winter there and raise their young before heading back to cooler waters in the spring. This book, told as a story, contains ecological, sociological, and zoological information. There is a forward by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Karen Woodworth-Roman
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Whales...up-close and personal,
By Karen Woodworth Roman "Happy Librarian" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Adelinas Whales (Hardcover)
Some beautiful photographs of whales grace this book that introduces readers to Adelina, a girl from Laguna San Ignacio, a small village in Baja California. Readers see a glimpse of her life, hear her grandfather's story about his first encounter with a gray whale, and learn of the whale watching tours that her family conducts for tourists. The whales often come right up to the small boats, affording the people and whale a close-up view of each other. The gray whales winter there and raise their young before heading back to cooler waters in the spring. This book, told as a story, contains ecological, sociological, and zoological information. There is a forward by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Karen Woodworth-Roman
4.0 out of 5 stars
Gray Whales of La Laguna,
By Nicola Manning - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Adelinas Whales (Hardcover)
Reason for Reading: I am reading Richard Sobol's entire backlist with my son and discussing the life of a photographer/photojournalist as a career option while doing so.Sobol offers us another book filled with gorgeous photography of gray whales, up close and personal, as here on La Laguna the whales allow people to come right up to them and pet them. We follow ten-year-old Adelina who lives in a grouping of box-like structures patched together with wood and metal on the beach. She adores her life here especially when in January the whales arrive from up north. We learn about Adelina's life and that of the whales through Adelina's family, her father and grandfather. A lovely story with tremendous photography to accompany it.
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I love this book!,
By M. Fisher - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Adelinas Whales (Hardcover)
I have actually been to the San Ignacio Lagoon where the whales come and where Adelina lives. This book is a very nice story and a nice introduction to gray whales and their lives, also the life of a young girl in rural Mexico. The photos are beautiful and it's well written from the viewpoint of the little girl. I bought this book in the town of San Ignacio after going whale-watching myself near where Adelina lives. Any kid interested in whales or biology or the ocean or Mexico would enjoy it I think.
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