The Lost Whale: A powerful animal adventure story for children, from the bestselling author of The Last Bear

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Rio goes to stay with his grandmother in LA after his mother is taken to a hospital to recover from mental health issues. At first there is friction, but it doesn't take long for them to find common ground, but also for Rio to make friends. Dette er historien om Rio, der bliver sendt til Californien for at bo hos sin mormor, som han knap nok kender, da hans mor bliver alvorligt syg. Rio savner sin mor fra første sekund og det eneste, der får ham til at smile, er hvalsafari med hans nye veninde Marina. Hos sin mormor finder han en masse gamle tegninger, som hans mor har tegnet af hvalerne - specielt hvalen Hvidnæb. En hval som Rio også finder. Rio danner et stærkt bånd til den store hval og føler for første gang i lang tid håb. Men da Hvidnæb forsvinder, må Rio begive sig ud på en farefuld færd for at finde hende …

The Last Bear, Hannah Gold's award-winning debut, explored the intense connection between animal and child that can help with expressing pain and anxiety - and The Lost Whale reprises that theme' Daily MailThe most spellbinding read. I raced through this book, completely engrossed in Rio and his quest to find White Beak. My book of the year so far' Nizrana Farook, author of The Girl Who Stole an Elephant

One thing I'd definitely like to say is that just because a book was written for children doesn't mean it has to be boring to adults. On the flip side, just because a book is written for children doesn't mean it has to be overly simplistic either, because children can be smart and we should give them enough credit. Somehow, this book did both of those things badly. It bored me completely, and the language choices confused me; one minute the author is using big words to talk to us about things that even I had to look up, the next she's explaining things in a way that is so simplistic that it almost feels like she's babying her readers.Salud mental. Esta vertiente no me la esperaba y me gusta bastante cómo está enfocado de cara a hablarlo con los niños y que comprendan ciertas cosas. La madre de Rio necesita atención médica, y aunque no se nos dice explícitamente lo que le pasa, se puede deducir. Es muy interesante ver cómo se siente Rio al respecto, la culpabilidad que siente por momentos, por no poder hacer nada, pero también lo injusto de que un niño cargue sobre sus hombros el tener que cuidar de una madre enferma sin entender del todo siquiera qué le pasa. After that, you're probably thinking "It can't be THAT bad. She must be exaggerating." You'd be right. This book is so much worse. Legendary poets John Agard and Grace Nichols, both originally from the Caribbean, have compiled a lovely book of poems featuring their own work alongside eleven others, forming a generous ‘Caribbean Dozen’ of wordsmiths.