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This nonfiction account details the collaborative rescue of three gray whales stranded by ice off Alaska’s coast. An international group of experts and concerned individuals works together to relieve the whales’ suffering and guides two of the animals back to the open ocean.
First publish date: 1988
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Giles Whittell
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