Peg and the Whale

By Kenneth Oppel

Book Overview

"Peg was born upon the bright blue sea." A big, strapping lass, she isn't one to do things in half measures. Anything she turns her hand to, she's good at. But she wants more than that. She wants... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 000648056X
• ISBN13: 9780006480563
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Canada, Limited
• Weight: 100.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.3" x 0.1" x 10.9"

Customer Reviews

Energetic and fun

This engaging, infectious tall tale is lots of fun. It's a rollicking story about a girl who sets out to be the world's best fisherman and catch a whale. Undeterred by the fact that it's a mammal, she hooks one with her fishing rod, and ends up taken for a ride. She makes herself at home in the whale's belly, keeps warm in the Arctic by singing sea shanties, and eventually steers the whale home. The tale's outrageous tone never falters and Peg is so brash and insistent that she's believable, despite the outlandishness of her story.