The Longest Whale Song

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The Longest Whale Song is a children's book by Jacqueline Wilson. It is the successor to Little Darlings, also published in 2010 and the predecessor to Lily Alone, first published in 2011. I've only read the taster for this book so far and I think it's really good, although it's quite easy to read." Double Act won the prestigious Smarties Medal and the Children’s Book Award as well as being highly commended for the Carnegie Medal. The Story of Tracy Beaker won the 2002 Blue Peter People’s Choice Award.

Mum - She gives birth to Samson but then something goes wrong and she is put into a coma. Ella makes her listen to whale songs that she enjoys very much. At the end of the book she wakes up, complaining about the music. This is a brilliant but sad book. It is one of my favourites by Jacqueline Wilson! I definitely recommend it!" Incredibly, these phrases and themes can change as whales from different parts of the world socialise, creating an acoustic network. For us, we have two eyes, which we use to form three dimensional images. But with their acoustic system, we still don’t know how they receive information from objects at different angles. It could be that they use their ears, or it could be that they use their teeth – we still don’t know.”You can see how echolocation would evolve if you’re in a dark environment like a cave or the deep ocean – there are in fact many blind humans who have learned how to echolocate, and even normal sighted people can tell if they are in a huge chamber or a crowded room just by listening to the acoustics,” he says. “But while bats have a typical mammalian ear, cetaceans have a much more specialised system.” Evolving for sound As well as winning many awards for her books, including the Children’s Book of the Year, Jacqueline is a former Children’s Laureate, and in 2008 she was appointed a Dame. I really enjoyed this book even though it's very sad. I marvelled at how she coped without her mum." She has written over 70 best-selling books, and several have even been adapted for TV – most famously The Story of Tracy Beaker. Her signing sessions attract huge crowds of fans and last for hours! Over 25 million copies of her books have now been sold in the UK alone.

As well as winning many awards for her books, including the Children's Book of the Year, Jacqueline is a former Children's Laureate, and in 2008 she was appointed a Dame. The book is good but confusing, there are too many things going on. This is the only Jacqueline Wilson book that is rubbish." I am a few chapters in and I already love 'The Longest Whale Song'. It is much more gripping than 'Hetty Feather' and draws you in straight away." Whales are social on a scale that is difficult for the human eye to perceive. Whales in southeast Alaska will maintain relationships for decade. They'll get together every year in similar locations to forage together ." How can whales actually sing?

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This book looks really good, I love Jacqueline Wilson! I have read many of her books and I'm looking forward to reading this one."