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| A Symphony of Whales | 
| Author: Steve Schuch
Creator: Peter Sylvada
Publisher: Voyager Books
Category: Book
List Price: $7.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 114999
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 32
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 8.1 x 0.2
ISBN: 0152165487
EAN: 9780152165482
ASIN: 0152165487
Publication Date: October 1, 2002
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
Glashka can . . . but with that mysterious power comes great responsibility. When she discovers thousands of whales trapped in a rapidly freezing inlet, she knows it is up to her to gather the people of her town to help them.
Based on an actual event, this inspiring story follows Glashka and her people as they come to understand the importance of all life.
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| Customer Reviews:
Symphony of Whales June 23, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Honours children's closeness to Spirit and is a beautiful story - being based on a true story all the more memorable.
 An Excellent Book on Community and Relationships March 18, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I purchased this book (among many on here) for my unit on whales and the Inuit (Eskimo) people for my first grade class. This was a great book to share the relationship the people have with whales. It also shared a wonderful way the communities work together as well. What a great book! If you like whales, this is a great one to read to children!
Very Surprising June 1, 2005
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Although technically a children's book, "A Symphony of Whales" shook me up and blew me away with rich illustrations and an even more potent story. Sweet and simple, author Schuch tells the beautiful story of an Inuit girl and her whale spirit friend "Narna" -- and (not to give away the ending) the dramatic escape of three thousand whales trapped in an icy inlet of the Pacific ocean.
Not to be cute, but the book really is as much for adults as for children. Illustrator Peter Sylvada's pictures must literally be seen to be believed.
whales June 13, 2001
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
I liked the girls kindness for the whales. She was cute and lovable. She was like a mother.
This is almost too good a book for kids.... April 13, 2000
14 out of 15 found this review helpful
Heard about this book on NPR and bought it for nephew cos I liked the idea and the story. What wasn't clearly told was just how incredibly rich Peter Sylvada's illustrations are... all oil paintings... they capture the beauty and harsh environment of Alaska, as well as slices of life from a native Alaskan village. Even southern dwellers can see some of why those who love it do so. The story is clearly and simply told, with a very likeable heroine, and gave me shivers at the end... but it was really the illustrations that blew me away.
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