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Title details for Whale in a Fishbowl by Troy Howell - Available

Whale in a Fishbowl

by Troy Howell
Richard Jones
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A moving, poetic story about a whale in captivity who longs for the ocean . . . because whales don't belong in fishbowls, do they?
Wednesday is a whale who lives in a fishbowl smack dab in the middle of a city—it's the only home she's ever known. Cars whizz around her and people hurry past; even the sun and moon circle above. But if she leaps high enough out of her bowl, Wednesday can see it: a calm bit of blue off in the distance. When a girl in a paisley dress tells Wednesday "You belong in the sea," the whale starts to wonder, what is the sea? Readers will cheer—and get all choked up— when, one day, Wednesday leaps higher than ever before and sets in motion a breathtaking chain of events that will carry her to her rightful home. Touching, and ultimately uplifting, here is a story about a lonely creature longing to be free—and longing to find someone just like her.
A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2018!
A New York Public Library Best Book of 2018!
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Publisher: Random House Children's Books

Kindle Book

  • Release date: May 22, 2018

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  • ISBN: 9781524715205
  • File size: 6 KB
  • Release date: May 22, 2018
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Juvenile Fiction Juvenile Literature

Languages

English

Levels

ATOS Level:2.6
Interest Level:K-3(LG)
Text Difficulty:0-1

A moving, poetic story about a whale in captivity who longs for the ocean . . . because whales don't belong in fishbowls, do they?
Wednesday is a whale who lives in a fishbowl smack dab in the middle of a city—it's the only home she's ever known. Cars whizz around her and people hurry past; even the sun and moon circle above. But if she leaps high enough out of her bowl, Wednesday can see it: a calm bit of blue off in the distance. When a girl in a paisley dress tells Wednesday "You belong in the sea," the whale starts to wonder, what is the sea? Readers will cheer—and get all choked up— when, one day, Wednesday leaps higher than ever before and sets in motion a breathtaking chain of events that will carry her to her rightful home. Touching, and ultimately uplifting, here is a story about a lonely creature longing to be free—and longing to find someone just like her.
A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2018!
A New York Public Library Best Book of 2018!
Expand title description text
Juvenile Fiction Juvenile Literature
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