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Isabel of the Whales by Hester Velmans: Order: USA Can; Yearling, () Hardcover, Paperback. Read an Excerpt Reviewed by J. A. Kaszuba Locke: H ester Velmans merges fantasy and reality in her appealing story of Isabel and the Whales, which in itself is a study of marine mammals. On the verge of extinction, whales came under the. Hester Velmans is an award-winning translator of contemporary Dutch and French literature, and the author of the popular children's books Isabel of the Whales and Jessaloup's Song. Hester Velmans It was easy to find an agent for my first children's book, Isabel of the Whales.I worked off a list of names of agents representing authors I admired; more It was easy to find an agent for my first children's book, Isabel of the Whales.I worked off a list of names of agents representing authors I admired; the agent who took me on said it was because his young daughter had read.
ISABEL OF THE WHALES. by Hester Velmans. Age Range: 8 - Isabel, the main character, is a strong, versatile and mysterious young girl who is besotted with. Book Overview. Eleven-year-old Isabel is a "plain old" girl living in Provincetown, Massachusetts, who believes that she is destined to accomplish something special. When her fifth-grade class goes on a whale-watch field trip, something amazing happens: Dozens of different species of whales surround the boat, bumping the deck and sending Isabel flying into the ocean.
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