A light-hearted approach to the problem of beached whales, Humphrey\'s Story allows librarians to give a happy \'yes\' to that often-asked question, \'Is this a True story?\'-- School Library Journal What happens to Humphrey makes a fascinating and delightful Story for young and old alike.--KIdsGrowth.com Humpback whales are magnificent creatures that sing beautiful songs to each other underwater.
Hanako Wakiyama lives in southern California and is a widely published author and illustrator of children\'s books..
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Adopted for Reading Rainbow.
The 2014 edition has updated news on whales but retains the beloved art and text for big-ocean-mammal lovers everywhere.
This true, illustrated Story of Humphrey\'s adventure has been a children\'s favorite for more than twenty-five years.
In October 1985 a forty-five-foot long, forty-ton humpback whale wandered into San Francisco Bay and for twenty-six days struggled mightily to find his way back to the ocean. . .
But even whales can make mistakes .
Every winter they travel south, every summer they head north, and they always know the way.
And they are intelligent.
In the whole world there are very few of them, so each one is quite special.
A light-hearted approach to the problem of beached whales, Humphrey\'s Story allows librarians to give a happy \'yes\' to that often-asked question, \'Is this a True story?\'-- School Library Journal What happens to Humphrey makes a fascinating and delightful Story for young and old alike.--KIdsGrowth.com Humpback whales are magnificent creatures that sing beautiful songs to each other underwater
