This atmospheric and ambiguous Greek wordless picturebook depicts a moment of empathy between a boy and a whale. This subtlety and ambiguity will be an important springboard for conversation for children aged 8-11 years as they contemplate this text. As the whale and the boy meet in the same part of the ocean, readers might expect a moment of conflict, but instead the pair bond before going in their own direction. This provides a way to consider the role of humans as stewards over the natural world, in order for children to be able to draw upon and share their knowledge of the natural world and our role in it.
