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I wanted to share it with my kids and they love it too. Got this too, after seeing it on Reading Rainbow. I grew up 30 mins from where Humphrey was and remembered it from when I was a kid.
I like this book because we are studying marine mammals in class. I think this book is good because it is a true story about a lost humpback whale that goes into the Sacramento River.
It's about a whale who can't seem to stay with his family (which all kids can identify with at one time or another), and how the community helps him find them again. I first saw this book on Reading Rainbow, one of my favorite PBS shows as a kid. The story fascinated me, and I'm glad I was able to get my hands on a copy.
Another fun whale story is The Whale Comedian, which is more humorous and whimsical, but, like Humphrey, shows what kids like most: how we can be friends with these exciting sea creatures. The kind of book you think of when you're looking for a good whale story. Lots of personality and drama, and a super read-aloud for kids even as young as 4.
Very well-written, well-illustrated and cute. The kids I used to babysit used to demand that I read this one incessantly.
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