Bibliograph

Humphrey the lost whale, a true story, Great Plains National Instructional Television Library and WNED-TV ; Lancit Media Productions ; produced and written by Jill Gluckson ; directed by Dean Parisot

Type

Label

Humphrey the lost whale, a true story, Great Plains National Instructional Television Library and WNED-TV ; Lancit Media Productions ; produced and written by Jill Gluckson ; directed by Dean Parisot

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

Ages 6-11, Grades 1-6

Main title

Humphrey the lost whale

Oclc number

166342941

Responsibility statement

Great Plains National Instructional Television Library and WNED-TV ; Lancit Media Productions ; produced and written by Jill Gluckson ; directed by Dean Parisot

Runtime

Series statement

Reading rainbow, no. 56

Sub title

a true story

Summary

The feature book, written by Wendy Tokuda and Richard Hall, and illustrated by Hanako Wakiyama, is based on the journey of a California humpback whale. It follows the amazing journey of "wrong-way" Humphrey as he finds his way back to the sea with the help of some friends. Read by Jane Pauley, the story moves Le Var to spend a day at sea where he uncovers some of the mysteries of the majestic whale. Naturalist Cindy Belt takes us whale watching as she tells us about whale behavior. Then, Greg Early, rescue lead, tells about 3 young pilot whales that were beached and eventually rescued. Includes film clips of the real Humphrey the lost whale, who swam up the Sacramento river in California, and film clips of whales and the sounds they make

Table Of Contents

Feature book -- The real Humphrey -- Whale watching -- Whale songs -- Review books

Target audience

pre adolescent

Technique

animation and live action

Contributor