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Abigail the whale

Abigail dreads swimming lessons. Every time she dives into the pool, she makes a big splash, and all the girls in her class shout: Abigail's a whale! Abigail can see that she is larger than the other girls. She feels huge, heavy, and out of place. Abigails swimming teacher takes her aside and p...

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Main Author: Calì, Davide, 1972-
Other Authors: Li, Karen (Translator), Bougaeva, Sonja, 1975- (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
French
Published: Toronto, ON : Owlkids Books, 2016.
Subjects:
Swimming > Juvenile fiction.
Overweight children > Juvenile fiction.
Self-confidence > Juvenile fiction.
Self-actualization (Psychology) > Juvenile fiction.
Picture books.
Summary: Abigail dreads swimming lessons. Every time she dives into the pool, she makes a big splash, and all the girls in her class shout: Abigail's a whale! Abigail can see that she is larger than the other girls. She feels huge, heavy, and out of place. Abigails swimming teacher takes her aside and points out: we can change how we see ourselves.
Item Description: Translation of: Marlène Baleine.
"Translated by Karen Li"--Copyright page.
Physical Description: 26 unnumbered pages : colour illustrations ; 24 x 31 cm
ISBN: 9781771471985
1771471980
Author Notes: DAVIDE CALI is a Swiss-born Italian picture book and graphic novel writer. He has written numerous books that have been published in over 25 countries. He has won numerous awards. He also has two pseudonyms: Taro Miyazawa and Daikon. He is perhaps most well known in North America for his evocative work The Enemy (illustrated by Serge Bloch).

SONJA BOUGAEVA was born in St. Petersburg and now lives in Hamburg, Germany. She studied book art and painting; she also trained as an animator and worked in a film studio.

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