Humphrey the Lost Whale - 2nd Edition by Wendy Tokuda & Richard Hall (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>The heartwarming true story of a wrong-way humpback whale who is helped and cheered back to freedom in San Francisco.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>A light-hearted approach to the problem of beached whales, Humphrey's story allows librarians to give a happy 'yes' to that often-asked question, 'Is this a true story?'--<i>School Library Journal</i></p><p>What happens to Humphrey makes a fascinating and delightful story for young and old alike.--KIdsGrowth.com</p><p><i>Humpback whales are magnificent creatures that sing beautiful songs to each other underwater. In the whole world there are very few of them, so each one is quite special.</p><p>And they are intelligent. Every winter they travel south, every summer they head north, and they always know the way.</p><p>But even whales can make mistakes . . .</i></p><p>In October 1985 a forty-five-foot long, forty-ton humpback whale wandered into San Francisco Bay and for twenty-six days struggled mightily to find his way back to the ocean. This true, illustrated story of Humphrey's adventure has been a children's favorite for more than twenty-five years. The 2014 edition has updated news on whales but retains the beloved art and text for big-ocean-mammal lovers everywhere. Adopted for Reading Rainbow.</p><p><b>Wendy Tokuda</b> is a well-known Bay Area media personality with numerous broadcasting awards.</p><p> <b>Richard Hall</b> is an award-winning TV and film producer in Los Angeles, California.</p><p><b>Hanako Wakiyama</b> lives in southern California and is a widely published author and illustrator of children's books.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><br>A perfect gift for animal loving children. --<i><b>The Portland Book Review</i></b><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Wendy Tokuda</b> is a well-known media personality who has anchored and reported in the Bay Area for nearly 30 years. She has won the Peabody Award, a National Emmy for Public Service, the national Sigma Delta Chi Public Service Award, the NAB Education Foundation's "Service to America" Award and most recently, the Temple Award for Creative Altruism. <p/><b>Richard Hall</b> is an award-winning TV and film producer and the president of Great Blue Productions in Los Angeles. <p/><b>Hanako Wakiyama</b> was born in Tokyo and moved with her family to California as a teenager. She is a published author and an illustrator of children's books. Her credits include <i>From Dawn to Dreams: Poems for Busy Babies, Best Pet of All [Modern Gems Edition], Goldie Locks Has Chicken Pox, Little Bo Peep Can't Get to Sleep.</i>
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