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What if you could communicate with a whale?…

Rio has been sent to live with a grandmother he barely knows in California, while his mum is in hospital back home. Alone and adrift, the only thing that makes him smile is joining his new friend Marina on her dad’s whale watching trips. That is until an incredible encounter with White Beak, a gentle giant of the sea changes everything. But when White Beak goes missing, Rio must set out on a desperate quest to find his whale and somehow save his mum.

Dive into this incredible story about the connection between a boy and a whale and the bond that sets them both free.

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“The most spellbinding read. My book of the year”

Nizrana Farook, Author of The Girl Who Stole An Elephant

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Learn more about Grey Whales!

Weighing in at 60,000 pounds and measuring up to 39 feet The Grey Whale is one of the ocean’s greatest miracles. They are also known as the gray whale, gray back whale, Pacific gray whale or California gray whale

Grey Whale’s live long lives, and on average, live until they are is 55-70 years old!

Grey Whales communicate to one another both above and below water. They have very low pitches and moans which can be heard over great distances, termed as echolocation. Aside from their vocal communication, they rise above and splash their bodies against the water, otherwise known as breaching.  In addition they have two blowholes on top of their head, which create a heart-shaped spray.
The round-trip journey of one Grey Whale has set a new record for the longest mammal migration, covering a distance of more than 22,000 kilometers across the Pacific Ocean.