Whose Point of View? The Journey of Three Generations
(Literature Link for the book Whale Journey) In her 50 years,
Old Gray has traveled a distance equal to traveling to the moon
and home again. What's in store for her baby, about to make his
first migration? Whale Journey by Vivian French (1998, Zero to
Ten Limited) is a fact-filled picture book and gripping tale
about the life cycle of the gray whale. You'll want to "journey"
through the book more than once as you join three generations of
whales on their migration. For Three Scars, it may be the last
of her journeys, bittersweet with memories and quite exhausting.
For Old Gray, it's a middle journey, one of many more to come.
She's been there and done that many times in her life. And for
Baby Gray, this is a first. It's a time of wild excitement,
challenging thrills, and unknown dangers. It's the same journey,
yet different for each one making it. The journey of three
generations provides rich opportunities for personal
connections, science learning, and