A Thousand Pails of Water

by Ron Roy

A small boy's infectious determination saves the life of a whale beached near an oriental whaling village.

28 pages, Library Binding

First published October 1, 1978

About the author

Ron Roy has been writing books for children since 1974. He is the author of dozens of books, including the popular A to Z Mysteries®, Calendar Mysteries, and Capital Mysteries. When not working on a new book, Ron likes to teach tricks to his dog Pal, play poker with friends, travel, and read thrilling mystery books.

Reviews

[Jan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Beautiful illustrations, but I didn't quite buy the plot point of a whaling village all helping to save a beached whale.

[Kyle Chace]

wow, a good story

[Alycia Boyce · Rating 3 out of 5]

A small boy finds a beached wale and tries to rescue him, but when he feels defeated he looks up and sees his family and village there to help him.