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

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

Messner, Kate (author.). Biggs, Brian (illustrator.). Clarion Books (New York, N.Y.), (publisher.). HarperCollins (Firm) (Added Author). HarperCollins Children's Books. (Added Author).

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 the world"--

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780063372627
  • ISBN: 0063372622
  • Physical Description: print
    1 volume (unnumbered pages) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York, New York : Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2026]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Target Audience Note:
Ages 4-8. Clarion Books.
Grades K-1. Clarion Books.

Search for related items by subject

Subject:
Whales Juvenile fiction
Otters Juvenile fiction
Debates and debating Juvenile fiction
Competition (Psychology) Juvenile fiction
Perspective (Linguistics) Juvenile fiction
Genre:
Picture books.
Humorous fiction.
Toy and movable books.
Upside-down books.
Animal fiction.

Available copies

  • 22 of 52 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 0 of 3 copies available at Onslow County Public Library.

Holds

  • 6 current holds with 52 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Jacksonville Main Library E MES (Text) 36015002720387 Easy New Fiction Checked out 08/18/2026
Sneads Ferry Branch Library E MES (Text) 36015002720502 Easy New Fiction Checked out 08/14/2026
Swansboro Branch Library E MES (Text) 36015002720445 Easy New Fiction Checked out 08/08/2026
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