The whale's tale and the otter's side of the story a book to read from front to back and back to front

"A boastful whale and a showboating otter compete in a battle of words to prove that each is the greatest animal ever to swim the seas. Read one way, the first-person text brags about whales' superiority; read the other way, it extols how much better otters are. Using true information about the two...

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Main Author: Messner, Kate (Author)
Other Authors: Biggs, Brian (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2026]
Edition:First edition.
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Summary:"A boastful whale and a showboating otter compete in a battle of words to prove that each is the greatest animal ever to swim the seas. Read one way, the first-person text brags about whales' superiority; read the other way, it extols how much better otters are. Using true information about the two marine species to make both arguments... [this book illustrates] how the same words can be used to express contradictory opinions when speakers have a one-sided view of theworld"--
Physical Description:1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Audience:Ages 4-8.
Grades K-1.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780063372627
0063372622