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The Last Whale
Chris Vick
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Description for The Last Whale
Hardback.
There are 1.3 million great whales left in the Earth's oceans today. Climate activist Abi and her AI computer Moonlight are on a mission to protect the planet. When they uncover whale song recordings made by Abi's great-grandfather, a whale hunter, Moonlight discovers a pattern... ...the songs are a map to a future that could rescue the whales and rescue the world. 'A hard-hitting, beautifully written call to arms' Guardian * Daily Mail Best Book of 2022 * * Big Issue Kids' Best Book of 2022 *
There are 1.3 million great whales left in the Earth's oceans today. Climate activist Abi and her AI computer Moonlight are on a mission to protect the planet. When they uncover whale song recordings made by Abi's great-grandfather, a whale hunter, Moonlight discovers a pattern... ...the songs are a map to a future that could rescue the whales and rescue the world. 'A hard-hitting, beautifully written call to arms' Guardian * Daily Mail Best Book of 2022 * * Big Issue Kids' Best Book of 2022 *
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2022
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781803281612
SKU
9781803281612
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Chris Vick
Chris Vick is a graduate of the Bath Spa MA in Writing for Young People. In between writing and teaching, Chris works for a whale and dolphin conservation charity and is a member of Authors4Oceans. He lives near Bath with his wife and daughter. Girl. Boy. Sea. (Zephyr) was shortlisted for the 2020 CILIP Carnegie Medal. christophervick12.wixsite.com/website Twitter @chrisvickwrites and Instagram: @chrisvick321
Reviews for The Last Whale
A book about climate change that offers hope as well as despair, wrapped in an action-packed adventure. A powerful call to arms
Editor's Choice, The Bookseller
The Last Whale filled me with such powerful emotions – it is a poignant tale of our times told with deep respect and knowledge... Chris's writing shines like a beacon of hope
Jasbinder Bilan, author of Aarti and the Blue Gods A wonder of a book. Memorable characters exploring the mysteries of nature and what it is to be human, beautiful writing and a compelling exploration of the climate crisis. Hugely recommended
Julian Sedgwick, author of Tsunami Girl Charged by super plotting, the infectious passion of young eco-campaigners across three generations, and a powerful environmental call to action... A rousing, enchanting triumph
LoveReading4Kids
An ode to their immense beauty and power and also how one whale is worth thousands of trees in terms of carbon capture
Hannah Gold, author of The Last Bear, Winner of the Waterstones Children's Prize and the Blue Peter Book Awards 2022 Wonderful imagery... A thought-provoking piece of Young Adult fiction, with author Chris Vick drawing on his Norwegian heritage and his work with the charity Whale & Dolphin Conservation
Armadillo Magazine
Fascinating science underpins this tightly plotted and gripping adventure that reminds us how fragile the ecosystem is
Daily Mail
Vick's generation-spanning eco-thriller zooms around up-to-the-minute themes
Observer
Editor's Choice, The Bookseller
The Last Whale filled me with such powerful emotions – it is a poignant tale of our times told with deep respect and knowledge... Chris's writing shines like a beacon of hope
Jasbinder Bilan, author of Aarti and the Blue Gods A wonder of a book. Memorable characters exploring the mysteries of nature and what it is to be human, beautiful writing and a compelling exploration of the climate crisis. Hugely recommended
Julian Sedgwick, author of Tsunami Girl Charged by super plotting, the infectious passion of young eco-campaigners across three generations, and a powerful environmental call to action... A rousing, enchanting triumph
LoveReading4Kids
An ode to their immense beauty and power and also how one whale is worth thousands of trees in terms of carbon capture
Hannah Gold, author of The Last Bear, Winner of the Waterstones Children's Prize and the Blue Peter Book Awards 2022 Wonderful imagery... A thought-provoking piece of Young Adult fiction, with author Chris Vick drawing on his Norwegian heritage and his work with the charity Whale & Dolphin Conservation
Armadillo Magazine
Fascinating science underpins this tightly plotted and gripping adventure that reminds us how fragile the ecosystem is
Daily Mail
Vick's generation-spanning eco-thriller zooms around up-to-the-minute themes
Observer