At sunrise, young Michael spots a whale on the shores of the Thames and thinks he must be dreaming. But the creature is real and it has a message for him – one that only an open-minded child can deliver to the rest of the world. The whale warns that the earth’s days are numbered and that humans must put right the damage they are doing, but how can Michael fulfil his promise to tell others when neither his teacher nor his classmates will believe his story? Within hours, the city and the wider world have learned of London’s remarkable visitor, and all eyes are on the whale’s struggle against the receding tide. Michael must now join his new friend in a race against time to reach the ocean, and hold fast to his promise in the race to save the world itself.
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A fictional account of the day a whale swam up the Thames, in which the whale makes an environmental plea to the boy who first sees him.
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One boy’s special relationship with the whale that swam up the Thames provides a powerful plea to save the environment. At sunrise, young Michael spots a whale on the shores of the Thames and thinks he must be dreaming. But the creature is real and brings a message for him - humans must mend the damage they are doing to the planet before it is too late. But how can Michael fulfil his promise to tell others when neither his teacher nor his classmates will believe his story?
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Our teacher, Mr Williams, has just finished reading us this amazing book - we loved it! The story is based on the real event about the whale that visited the Thames in 2006 and sadly died before making it back to the ocean. We all especially enjoyed the message that the whale brought with him about saving the planet and (as well as reading the book) we also looked at the real newspaper articles about the story.
We would recommend this story to be read to all children in Key Stage 2 or to anyone who loves Michael Morpurgo stories.
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We would recommend this story to be read to all children in Key Stage 2 or to anyone who loves Michael Morpurgo stories.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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Michael Morpurgo is a winner for me and my family and we always love Christian Birmingham's beautiful art so this book was definitely going in the shopping basket. And boy did it live up to our expectations. Beautifully told, very moving. I read it aloud to my 3 children one morning and almost didn't make it to the end through my tears...
Thought provoking and well told - a story with a message we all need to be reminded of.
Thought provoking and well told - a story with a message we all need to be reminded of.
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I read this to my Year 3&4 class and we all loved it. A sensitive tale which inspired my young listeners to go on to do some excellent extended writing.
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AMAZING! 5 ***** stars!
I read this book at the library not thinking much of it at first. Then I learned not to judge a book by its cover. Its AMAZING! Read more
Published 3 months ago by A. McGovern
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Thought provoking - another good read.
My 8 year old daughter read this to me. It is a lovely though sad story (I must admit it brought a tear to my eye). Read more
Published 3 months ago by Diane
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Great little book.
Nice interesting read for my son. He loves the other books by Michael Morpurgo too. Highly recommned it for 8-9 years ++
Published 4 months ago by alison kidman
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A whale on the Thames
I have started reading it to the class, you could hear a pin drop. It would make a lovely film.
Published 4 months ago by TinaM
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an educational storie
This is a wonderfull hart warming storie which will help making young children more aware and curious of other countries.
Published 5 months ago by jytte raff
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Beautiful pictures
I read this to my class (Y5 animal lovers!) at school and they loved it. We used it to inspire their own stories with a similar plot structure and also used news articles about... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Mrs S
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whale book
this looks like an amazing book and my grandson enjoyed just looking at the art work even before he read it.
Published 17 months ago by A. Eckersall
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THE DAY I MET A WHALE
YET ANOTHER BRILLIANTLY WRITTEN MOVING STORY BY MICHAEL MORPURGO
WOULD RECOMMEND IT TO ANY PARENT OR TEACHER
WOULD RECOMMEND IT TO ANY PARENT OR TEACHER
Published on 4 May 2011 by ARMOUR
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Beautiful
This is a beautiful book. Beautifully written & illustrated. Based on the real life stranding of the whale in the Thames in 2006. Read more
Published on 7 Feb 2011 by Chickpea
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A great read
This is a fabulous book for children. My kids loved it. The choice of language is superb and the topic lends itself to some very meaningful discussions with children about the... Read more
Published on 2 July 2010 by Maureen
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