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Chasing at the Surface - A Novel (Hardcover)
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Chasing at the Surface - A Novel (Hardcover)
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Loot Price R484
Discovery Miles 4 840
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Sometimes finding your way home takes more than courage. It takes a
leap of faith. Winner, National Outdoor Book Award Winner for
Children's Literature Winner, Children's Book Council Outstanding
Science Trade Books YA Honorable Mention, Sigurd F. Olson Nature
Writing Award "As the orcas' lives become increasingly imperiled,
Marisa unleashes her imagination, her compassion, and her courage.
. . Moments close to the orcas are breathtakingly described,
accentuating the thrill as the whales breach, sound, and vocalize.
Basing her story on actual events, the author has created a
poignant novel that vividly celebrates the interconnected nature of
all living creatures. Like the eerily beautiful voices of the orcas
in the ocean, this book will haunt readers." —Kirkus Reviews
"Mentyka artfully weaves whale facts through this moving drama
about family relationships and the natural world. Though what's
outstanding is Mentyka's skill at immersing readers in Marisa's
wonderful sensory scenes with the whales that could only come from
her own first-hand experience. The parallels between the plight of
the whales and Marisa's confusion and anger at her mom reinforce
that the answers to all of life's questions can be found in nature.
Chasing at the Surface is an unforgettable adventure that takes
readers along on a heart-pounding, up-close-and-personal encounter
with a pod of powerful orcas." —Midwest Book Review Chasing at
the Surface tells the story of a young girl's courage and the
healing power of nature. After her mother unexpectedly leaves home,
twelve-year old Marisa struggles with her feelings of loss and
abandonment just as a pod of nineteen orca whales—mothers with
their new calves following a run of chum salmon—become trapped in
the enclosed inlet near her Northwest home. Marisa’s journey to
help the whales find their way home brings her to a new
understanding of the assaults humans have had on nature, and the
complicated meaning of family and home.
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