The Longest Whale Song - Hardcover

Wilson, Jacqueline

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0385618158 ISBN 13: 9780385618151

Publisher: Doubleday Children's Books, 2010

Synopsis

This is a tender and gentle story that will captivate readers of 8+ from bestselling author Jacqueline Wilson. Ella's mum's in a deep coma having just had a new baby. That means Ella has to live with Jack, her hopeless stepfather and cope with her tiny newborn brother, as well as worrying about Mum. The only thing that's going right is her school project. It's all about whales and how they sing out to each other to attract a mate - sometimes for hours. Maybe a whale song could reach Mum, wherever she is, and bring her back to Ella and baby Samson. Surely it's worth a try?

About this title

About the Author

JACQUELINE WILSON is an extremely well-known and hugely popular author who served as Children's Laureate from 2005-7. THE ILLUSTRATED MUM was chosen as the British Children's Book of the Year in 1999 and was winner of the Guardian Children's Fiction Award 2000. Jacqueline has won the prestigious Smarties Prize and the Children's Book Award for DOUBLE ACT, which was also highly commended for the Carnegie Medal. In 2002 Jacqueline was given an OBE for services to literacy in schools and in 2008 she was appointed a Dame. In 2010 she was named Britain's most-borrowed author of the decade. 'A brilliant writer of wit and subtlety' THE TIMES 'She should be prescribed for all cases of reading reluctance' INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY 'Has a rare gift for writing lightly and amusingly about emotional issues' BOOKSELLER

From the Back Cover

Ella loves the way whales sing to each other for hours. With Mum trapped in her own remote world, could Ella reach her with some special music?

From the Inside Flap

Ella is feeling painfully alone. Her best friend has gone off with someone else. Her stepdad is tired and grumpy. The new baby screams his head off. And worst of all, her mum in a coma in hospital, unable to touch or talk to anyone. A new school project seems an awful drag, but the more Ella discovers about whales, the more she becomes enchanted by them. Whales can sing for hours, calling out their love to each other underwater. Could whale song reach Mum in her otherwise silent world?

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Jacqueline Wilson is one of Britain's bestselling contemporary authors, with nearly 30 million books sold in the UK. She has been honoured with many major prizes for her work, including the Guardian Children's Fiction Award and the Children's Book of the Year. She is the author most often borrowed from libraries over the last decade. Jacqueline is a former Children's Laureate, a professor of children's literature and in 2008 she was appointed a Dame for services to children's literacy.

Edition details

• Publisher: Doubleday Children's Books
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0385618158
• ISBN 13: 9780385618151
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Sharratt Nick
• Number of pages: 320