Pipaluk and the whales
Record details
- ISBN: 0792282175 (hc)
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Physical Description:
[30] p. : col. ill., col. map ; 28 cm.
print - Publisher: Washington, D.C. : National Geographic Society, 2002.
Content descriptions
Summary, etc.: | Pipaluk and her father enlist the aid of their villagers and even the government to help save a group of whales stranded in a frozen inlet, but only Pipa can figure out a way to finally lead the whales back out to sea. |
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Subject: | Arctic regions Fiction Chukchi Fiction Whales Fiction |
Available copies
- 6 of 6 copies available at Bibliomation.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Silas Bronson Library. (Show)
Holds
- 0 current holds with 6 total copies.
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Silas Bronson Library - Waterbury | JP HIMMELMAN, J (Text) | 34005095529946 | Juvenile Picture Book | Available | - |
Deep River Public Library | E/Stories/Himm (Text) | 3603900059882A | Easy Fiction | Available | - |
Gunn Memorial Library - Washington | JPC HIM (Text) | 34055089740009 | Juvenile Picture Book | Available | - |
Howard Whittemore Library - Naugatuck | j HIMMELMAN (Text) | 34027101034919 | Juvenile Picture Book | Available | - |
Jonathan Trumbull Library - Lebanon | JPIC HIM (Text) | 33430000781930 | Juvenile Picture Book | Available | - |
Milford Public Library | HIMMELMAN (Text) | 34013075682982 | Juvenile Picture Book | Available | - |
The Horn Book Review
Pipaluk and the Whales
The Horn Book
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When a pod of belugas become trapped in the ice, Pipaluk helps the whales escape with her songs. A somewhat romanticized tribute to the connection between people and animals, the book is illustrated in soft, pastel shades that capture the varying colors of the Arctic sky. An author's note explains that the story is loosely based on an actual incident that occurred in 1984 off Russia's Chukchi Peninsula. From HORN BOOK Fall 2002, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
School Library Journal Review
Pipaluk and the Whales
School Library Journal
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PreS-Gr 2-Watercolor and colored-pencil artwork done in soft Arctic hues illustrate this story based on a real incident. In December 1984, off Russia's Chukchi Peninsula, approximately 3000 beluga whales became trapped in winter ice. The villagers of the area, normally hunters of the white whales, worked diligently to keep an area open until the end of February, when the icebreaker Moskva was able to cut a 12-mile channel in the surrounding ice. However, the now-freed whales initially refused to follow the ship, until classical music broadcast from its speakers led them out to open water. Himmelman creates a human girl, Pipaluk, as the focal character, but keeps the whales authentic. Another recent rendition of this story, Steve Schuch's A Symphony of Whales (Harcourt, 1999), also features a little girl as rescuer, but gives the story a more mystical gloss. Himmelman's simply told tale and lovely artwork bring the plight of the whales, the starry winter nights, and the efforts of the rescue team to life for this audience.-Sue Sherif, Alaska State Library, Anchorage (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.