Orphaned Beluga

Wild Paws #4

by Susan Hughes, Heather Graham (Illustrator)

Maxine et Sarah sont invitées à rencontrer un expert en matière de baleines. Ensemble, ils découvrent un bébé béluga embourbé dans l'embouchure d'une petite rivière qui rejoint le fleuve Saint-Laurent. Réussiront-ils à le libérer?

72 pages, Paperback

First published January 12, 2005

About the author

Susan Hughes is an award-winning writer of over 30 children's books. She is also a freelance editor and story coach. For more information about Susan's writing process and editing services, or to contact her, refer to her website, which is www.susanhughes.ca.

Reviews

[Twyla · Rating 5 out of 5]

My favorite part was when the orphaned beluga got to go home. The worst part was when a wall was getting built so no one could get to the orphaned beluga home. The best characters were the people that worked at wild paws because they helped get the orphaned beluga home. There was no worst character because it was only the orphaned beluga fault that the orphaned beluga swam away from the orphaned beluga home. Auryn 10 years old.

[Jessica DeWitt · Rating 4 out of 5]

A shorter, but still delightful book in the series. This time Max and Sarah join Max's grandma for an adventure to Quebec where they end up being part of a beluga rescue mission. Loved the intimate, but respectful relationship that Hughes develops between Max and the whale in a very short time span. Lovely.

[Ninglee · Rating 1 out of 5]

A real dramatic book. It's really miserable that the beluga was orphaned, but the book was pretty bad.