If You Want to See a Whale
If You Want to See a Whale

If You Want to See a Whale

Written by Julie Fogliano & illustrated by Erin E. Stead
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4 - 7
Reading age
32
Page count
May 7, 2013
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If you want to see a whale, you will need to know what not to look at. Pink roses, pelicans, possible pirates . . . If you want to see a whale, you have to keep your eyes on the sea, and wait . . . and wait . . . and wait . . . In this quiet and beautiful picture book by Julie Fogliano and Erin E. Stead, the team that created the Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor book And Then It’s Spring, a boy learns exactly what it takes to catch a glimpse of an elusive whale. This title has Common Core connections. A Neal Porter Book A Publishers Weekly Best Children’s Book of 2013A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2013

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      Author
      Julie Fogliano

      Julie Fogliano is the New York Times–bestselling author of And Then It’s Spring and If You Want to See a Whale, as well as the poetry collection, When Green Becomes Tomatoes. Recipient of the 2013 Ezra Jack Keats Award, her books have been translated into more than ten languages. Julie lives in the Hudson Valley with her husband and three children. When she is not folding laundry or wondering what to make for dinner, she is staring out the window waiting for a book idea to fly by.

      Illustrator
      Erin E. Stead

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9781596437319
    Publication Date
    May 7, 2013
    Publisher
    Roaring Brook Press
    Original Publication Date
    January 1, 2013
    Page Count
    32
    Audience
    Picture
    Reading Age
    4 - 7 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    2012012988

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