This coastal adventure for kids of all ages brings the senses to life! In this splash of a tale, author Caroline Woodward and illustrator Claire Watson take the reader on an exploratory journey through the senses! From sun-warmed rocks to crackling campfires, this is one book that leaps with the dolphins and barks with the sea lions. On a journey of touch, taste, sight and smell, this whale of a tale urges littles to explore the surroundings—and imagine the rest.

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Have you ever heard a whale exhale

and SLAP the water with its tail?

Breathing in after breathing out

heaving WHOOSH with a might spout?

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Have you ever smelled a big sea lion herd?

Oh m, they need a bath, on this you have my word!

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Have you ever tasted salty herring roe?

Very yummy on a seaweed plate to go!

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Have you ever sat upon a sun-warmed rock,

where you and your friends would go to talk?

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Have you ever wondered why eagles love to fly,

above the trees and through the clouds?

They soar so high!

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Text and images from Have You Ever Heard a Whale Exhale?, by Caroline Woodward and Claire Watson. © 2024. Published with the permission of the publisher, Pownal Street Press.