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From the most celebrated children s nature writer of our time comes a posthumous new novel in the tradition of her Newbery award-winning Julie of the Wolves In 1848 in Barrow, Alaska, a young Eskimo boy witnesses a rare sight the birth of a bowhead, or ice whale, that he calls Siku. But when he unwittingly guides Yankee whalers to a pod of bowhead whales, all the whales are killed. For this act, the boy receives a curse of banishment. Through the generations, this curse is handed down. Siku, the ice whale, returns year after year, in reality and dreams, to haunt each descendant. The curse is finally broken when a daughter recognizes and saves the whale, and he in turn saves her. Told in alternating voices, both human and whale, Jean Craighead George s last novel is an ambitious and touching take on the interconnectedness of humans, animals, and the earth they depend on."

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PublisherPenguin Young Readers Group

ISBN-100803737459

ISBN-139780803737457

eBay Product ID (ePID)176429270

Product Key Features

Publication Year2014

TopicAnimals / Marine Life, Action & Adventure / Survival Stories, General, Animals / General, People & Places / United States / Native American, People & Places / Polar Regions

Book TitleIce Whale

LanguageEnglish

GenreJuvenile Fiction

AuthorJean Craighead George

Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience, Ages 2-3, Ages 9-12, Ages 4-8, Under 2 Years

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.8in

Item Length8.5in

Item Weight11.4 Oz

Item Width5.6in

Additional Product Features

LCCN2013-034090

Dewey Edition23

Reviews"A fitting envoi for a writer whose most enduring tales of nature and survival are required childhood reading." - Kirkus Reviews, Praise for Ice Whale : * "Jean Craighead George's knowledge of and talent for depicting the natural world are in full evidence in this immersive epic that combines themes of conservation and native mysticism."- Publishers Weekly , starred review "A fitting envoi for a writer whose most enduring tales of nature and survival are required childhood reading."- Kirkus Reviews "George packs in detail about Eskimo traditions-from whale hunting to spirituality-and bowhead behaviors, including communication...this quiet story offers a compelling glimpse into the history of a way of life."- Booklist "A bold, wistful, and heartfelt coda to a distinguished career."- School Library Journal, * "Jean Craighead George's knowledge of and talent for depicting the natural world are in full evidence in this immersive epic that combines themes of conservation and native mysticism."- Publishers Weekly , starred review "A fitting envoi for a writer whose most enduring tales of nature and survival are required childhood reading."- Kirkus Reviews "George packs in detail about Eskimo traditions-from whale hunting to spirituality-and bowhead behaviors, including communication...this quiet story offers a compelling glimpse into the history of a way of life."- Booklist "A bold, wistful, and heartfelt coda to a distinguished career."- School Library Journal, * "Jean Craighead George's knowledge of and talent for depicting the natural world are in full evidence in this immersive epic that combines themes of conservation and native mysticism."-Publishers Weekly, starred review "A fitting envoi for a writer whose most enduring tales of nature and survival are required childhood reading."-Kirkus Reviews "George packs in detail about Eskimo traditions-from whale hunting to spirituality-and bowhead behaviors, including communication...this quiet story offers a compelling glimpse into the history of a way of life."-Booklist "A bold, wistful, and heartfelt coda to a distinguished career."-School Library Journal, "A fitting envoi for a writer whose most enduring tales of nature and survival are required childhood reading." - Kirkus Reviews "George packs in detail about Eskimo traditions-from whale hunting to spirituality-and bowhead behaviors, including communication...this quiet story offers a compelling glimpse into the history of a way of life." - Booklist "A bold, wistful, and heartfelt coda to a distinguished career." - School Library Journal

Grade fromFourth Grade

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal[Fic]

Grade toSeventh Grade

Lc Classification NumberPz7.G2933ice 2014

Illustrated byHendrix, John

Number of Pages208 Pages