|
The Snail And The Whale
|
| Price: | CDN$ 9.99 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $39. Details |
Availability: Temporarily out of stock. Order now and we'll deliver when available. We'll e-mail you with an estimated delivery date as soon as we have more information. Your credit card will not be charged until we ship the item.
Ships from and sold by Amazon.ca
13 new or used available from CDN$ 4.58
Average customer review:
(9 )
Product Description
One tiny snail longs to see the world and hitches a lift on the tail of a whale. Together they go on an amazing journey, past icebergs and volcanoes, sharks and penguins, and the little snail feels so small in the vastness of the world. But when disaster strikes and the whale is beached in a bay, it`s the tiny snail who saves the day.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #394407 in Books
- Published on: 2004-07-02
- Formats: Audiobook, Unabridged
- Original language: English
- Binding: Audio CD
Editorial Reviews
From School Library Journal
PreSchool-Grade 3--A tiny mollusk that longs to see the world hitches a ride aboard a humpback whale in this charming picture book. After seeing far-off islands, underwater caves, and storm-filled skies, the snail feels impossibly small--until the whale is beached in a harbor, and she saves the day by writing a note on the blackboard of a nearby school to summon help. The message that even the smallest among us can help others will not be lost on children, and neither will the poetic language: "A humpback whale, immensely long,/Who sang to the snail a wonderful song/Of shimmering ice and coral caves/And shooting stars and enormous waves." Donaldson's smooth, sprightly rhyming scheme buoys the story and never falters. The flat, cartoonish look of Scheffler's multimedia illustrations perfectly complements the tone of the text. The rollicking language and bright pictures make this a great choice for reading aloud.--Kathleen Kelly MacMillan, Maryland School for the Deaf, Columbia
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
About the Author
Julia Donaldson is one of the UK`s most successful picture book authors, whose titles regularly appear at the top of bestseller lists -- most notably, the acknowledged modern classic, THE GRUFFALO. Her other picture books in collaboration with Axel Scheffler include ROOM ON THE BROOM, THE SMARTEST GIANT IN TOWN and MONKEY PUZZLE - all available on CD.
Axel Scheffler has achieved worldwide acclaim for his illustrations, and his books have been translated into over 20 languages.
