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Enchanted Lion USA, May 2015
Written and illustrated by Jenni Desmond

 

A nonfiction picture book, The Blue Whale draws children into the life and world of this enormous whale by situating facts within a familiar context that is fun and engaging.  A series alongside The Polar bear (2016) and The Elephant (2018)

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New York Public Library top 100 Books for Reading & Sharing

Winner - National Prize for Reading/ Premio Nati per Leggere '19 

Junior Library Guild Selection 2015

Huffington Post Honorable Mention 

Honor Book 2016 - Maryland Library Association

Shortlisted - Red Clover Award Vermont'17

Shortlisted - Sakura Medal Japan'17

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'Filled with strikingly beautiful watercolor illustrations, the book shows what impossible fun it would be to hang out in such close proximity to the majestic blue whale.'

Washington Post -'The best children's books for June'

 

★'Destined to leave readers’ jaws permanently dropped...

Desmond’s mixed-media images exude warmth and quiet humor... A thorough, rewarding tribute to a majestic animal.'

Publishers Weekly starred review 2015

 

'A series of delicately wrought, eventful pictures, many of which offer amusing visual comparisons to help children grasp the magnitude of the animal.'

Wall St Journal 2015

 

'Whale lovers will breach with happiness over this rich, artful mix of fact and frolic.'

Kirkus Reviews 2015

 

'Endlessly wonderful from cover to cover'

Brainpickings 2015

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Translations:

Catalan

Complex Chinese

Simplified Chinese 

Croatian

Dutch

French

German

Icelandic

Italian

Japanese

Korean

Polish

Russian

Spanish

Swedish

Taiwanese

Turkish

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