Isabel of the Whales

By: Hester Velmans

Narrated by: Hana Kenny

Eleven-year-old Isabel is a "plain old" girl living in Provincetown, Massachusetts, who believes that she is destined to accomplish something special. When her fifth-grade class goes on a whale-watch field trip, something amazing happens: dozens of different species of whales surround the boat, bumping the deck and sending Isabel flying into the ocean. Isabel is shocked to hear the whales speaking to her - she is a mermaid, they tell her, a "Chosen One" who has the ability to turn from a human into a whale and back again. She is destined to live among the whales long enough to learn their ways and teach them about the human world.

©2005 Hester Velmans (P)2016 BMA Studios

Beautiful children’s book

Learned a lot about whales & felt swept up in the wonder of the ocean. Loved the sound effects used in the audio