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by Simon James (Author, Illustrator)
5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 26 pages
  • Publisher: Walker Books Ltd; New edition edition (29 Jul 1993)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0744530601
  • ISBN-13: 978-0744530605
  • Product Dimensions: 21 x 20.2 x 0.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 62,563 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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An unusual and rather lovely picture book, Dear Greenpeace combines delightful, light illustrations with sharp, intelligent text in the form of letters.

Worried that the whale living in her pond is unhappy, Emily embarks on a correspondence with Greenpeace which, despite offering the best of advice, insists that it would be impossible for a whale to live in a pond. Undeterred, young Emily continues to seek the best course of action for her beloved whale, finally setting him free.

Unique, quirky, gentle, warm hearted and thoughtful, Dear Greenpeace is a pleasure to read, and cleverly avoids the trap of being preachy and precious about its subject. (Ages 3 to 6) -- Susan Harrison

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Taking the form of letters between a small girl and Greenpeace, this book tells the story of a girl who finds a whale in her garden pond. Simon James has also written "My Friend Whale' and "Sally and the Limpet".

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Only Picture Book Ever to Distract Me, 9 Nov 2002
By Melanie Tuffen (Suffolk, UK) - See all my reviews
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I cam across this book when I was working in a library and though I was supposed to shelve it, I put it to one side and snuck a peek at it every now and then.
I was very impressed, and immedietly set about getting it. I throughly enjoyed the witty comments and inocence of a girl who discovers a whale in her garden pond, and goes about trying to look after him. Her main source of advice is Greenpeace, though they will insist on telling her she couldn't possibly have a whale in her pond.
The pictures were also wonderful, and the idea of tracking the story of a girl and her whale through letters was highly successful.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A precious and magical little tale., 14 Oct 2000
By Mrs. G. Douglas-Simmonite "Gemma" (Brighton) - See all my reviews
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This little book caught my eye initially because of the strange title. From the minute I began to read It I was completely charmed. It is the story (written in letter form) about a little girl who believes she has found a whale in her garden pond. Sensibly so, she writes to Greenpeace to seek their advice on how she should look after it. The humour is derived from the Greenpeace replies, each one more adamant that there is absolutely "NO" possibility of a huge mammal residing there. Of course the beautiful illustrations let us in on the fact that Emily and her whale are enjoying time together! and her dogged calm persistance, when replying to Greenpeace is hilarious. The lovely ending (which I shan't reveal) Left me quite misty eyed! Even though my two year old is a little young for this story, I'm starting to read it to her, as I know that my joy and admiration for this story will rub off on her.

The only thing that dissapointed me a little was that I expected some of the proceeds to go to charity (With the link to greenpeace) It would have made it even more special.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A charming story, beautifully presented, 1 Mar 2006
By C. M. Perkins (Stirling, Scotland.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dear Greenpeace (Hardcover)
This really is a delightful book. It’s a very short story – but beautifully presented. Each letter Emily writes is on a little notelet in an envelope stuck to the page addressed to Greenpeace. Greenpeace’s (fictional) replies are printed on alternate pages.

This makes for a really ‘personal’ kind of read with your child. Emily’s letters and envelopes are on sufficiently heavy grade paper that, with a little supervision from me, my three-year-old hasn’t done any damage to them yet.

The illustrations are charming – showing Emily earnestly corresponding with Greenpeace whilst family life goes on around her – Dad rushing out to work, her baby brother emptying his cereal all over the floor or the TV blaring out a gameshow as Emily composes her next letter.

We’ve read it so often that my daughter takes the letters out and pretends to read them out loud, and almost gets the actual content spot on for the point of the story we’re at.

My only complaint: it ends all too quickly.

Emily! Start writing to someone else!

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5.0 out of 5 stars great stroy for children
A lovely story and gets the children thinking about whales. I do like the hardback version with the letters to take out and open though.
Published 18 days ago by Mrs. Kathryn Notarianni

5.0 out of 5 stars great teaching resource
This Simon James book is great to use in the classroom with any age group. An unsuspecting book which raises issues of loneliness,global awareness and wildlife. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars A fantastic book
I remember when I first saw this book and flicked through it just to see what it was like. I found it very amusing, funny, and sometimes even sad. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars A great book for KS1 literacy hours
A brilliant book for literacy hours. Katie writes to Greenpeace about the whale in the back garden pond- a delightful way of bringing in environmental issues and information texts... Read more
Published on 24 Sep 2001

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