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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9780156034678
- Book Title
- Grayson
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Item Length
- 8 in
- Publication Year
- 2008
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.5 in
- Genre
- Nature, Travel, Sports & Recreation, Biography & Autobiography, Literary Collections
- Topic
- Women Authors, Animals / Marine Life, Personal Memoirs, Literary, United States / West / Pacific (Ak, CA, Hi, Or, Wa), Animals / General, Swimming & Diving
- Item Weight
- 5.3 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.3 in
- Number of Pages
- 176 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0156034670
ISBN-13
9780156034678
eBay Product ID (ePID)
59172367
Product Key Features
Book Title
Grayson
Number of Pages
176 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2008
Topic
Women Authors, Animals / Marine Life, Personal Memoirs, Literary, United States / West / Pacific (Ak, CA, Hi, Or, Wa), Animals / General, Swimming & Diving
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Nature, Travel, Sports & Recreation, Biography & Autobiography, Literary Collections
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.5 in
Item Weight
5.3 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2007-037895
Reviews
""Grayson" would be compelling enough as a fable about a young woman and a lost whale. The fact that it's true makes the story wondrous, and unforgettable." --Carl Hiaasen "A story of remarkable simplicity and charm. A young swimmer invites us into sea off the coast of California where through her eyes we see an entire realm of creatures we have never known so intimately before. Truly for people of all ages, Lynne Cox's adventure with the baby whale, Grayson, becomes a parable and an experience, thanks not only to the author's great and generous spirit, but through her immense gift for describing nature." --Anne Rice "Lynne Cox is a master of story telling: her prose captures the vast movements and deep mysteries of the ocean and the creatures for whom it is home. Everyone who reads "Grayson" will be enchanted and profoundly moved. "Grayson" is a powerful voice for conservation." --Jane Goodall, Ph.D., DBE Founder -- the Jane Goodall Institute & UN Messenger of Peace www.janegoodall.org "A moving and memorable story, filled with dramatic tension and loving descriptions of the sea and all the wondrous creatures it holds. "Grayson" is a celebration of the natural world in all its glory, and the deep and lasting effect it can have on us humans if only we pause to notice." --John Grogan, author of "Marley & Me" "A beautiful true story of interspecies communication where the human and the whale mind connected." --Temple Grandin, author of "Animals in Translation" "The combination of retelling her once-in-a-lifetime experience with her observations on life will have timeless appeal for all ages." --"Publishers Weekly" ""Grayson "is movingand thrilling in its simple language as Cox laments the inadequacy of words to express profound feelings but demonstrates the exhilaration of the effort." --"Booklist" "An inspirational, almost spiritual read." --"Kirkus Reviews" "From the Hardcover edition.", " An account of courage and adventure artfully rendered with the joy, wonder, and suspense it deserves." - "Boston Sunday Globe" " Cox writes with grace and sensitivity. What an amazing woman." - Sandy Bauers, "The Philadelphia Inquirer" " [An] endearing memoir and real-life fable." - John Marshall, "Seattle Post-Intelligencer" " [A] moving, mystical memoir... " - "People" " "Grayson "is a beautifully made book . . . and as shimmering, colorful and thought-provoking as it is refreshing." - Richard Irwin, "Long Beach Press-Telegram" " An extraordinary adventure artfully retold with all the joy, wonder, and suspense it deserves." - Amanda Heller, "The Boston Globe" " Wonderfully sweet." - "Vogue" " A riveting adventure celebrating the mysterious bond between a champion swimmer and one wayward calf." - "Elle" " [Grayson] leads to a tear-wrenching conclusion that could only have been lived- and written- by a woman unafraid to challenge the unknown in nothing but her swimsuit." - "Bookpage" " Lyrical . . . Mystical." - "Library Journal" " "Grayson" would be compelling enough as a fable about a young woman and a lost whale. The fact that it's true makes the story wondrous, and unforgettable." -- Carl Hiaasen " A story of remarkable simplicity and charm. A young swimmer invites us into sea off the coast of California where through her eyes we see an entire realm of creatures we have never known so intimately before. Trulyfor people of all ages, Lynne Cox's adventure with the baby whale, Grayson, becomes a parable and an experience, thanks not only to the author's great and generous spirit, but through her immense gift for describing nature." -- Anne Rice " Lynne Cox is a master of story telling: her prose captures the vast movements and deep mysteries of the ocean and the creatures for whom it is home. Everyone who reads "Grayson" will be enchanted and profoundly moved. "Grayson" is a powerful voice for conservation." -- Jane Goodall, Ph.D., DBE Founder -- the Jane Goodall Institute & UN Messenger of Peace www.janegoodall.org " A moving and memorable story, filled with dramatic tension and loving descriptions of the sea and all the wondrous creatures it holds. "Grayson" is a celebration of the natural world in all its glory, and the deep and lasting effect it can have on us humans if only we pause to notice." -- John Grogan, author of "Marley & Me" " A beautiful true story of interspecies communication where the human and the whale mind connected." -- Temple Grandin, author of "Animals in Translation" " The combination of retelling her once-in-a-lifetime experience with her observations on life will have timeless appeal for all ages." -- "Publishers Weekly" " "Grayson "is moving and thrilling in its simple language as Cox laments the inadequacy of words to express profound feelings but demonstrates the exhilaration of the effort." -- "Booklist" " An inspirational, almost spiritual read." -- "Kirkus Reviews""From the Hardcover edition.", Praise for GRAYSON: "Don't believe in interspecies communication? Grayson, author Cox's moving memoir about the lost baby whale she encountered when she was 17, just might change your mind."-- People "An account of courage and adventure artfully rendered with the joy, wonder, and suspense it deserves."— The Boston Globe "A riveting adventure celebrating the mysterious bond between a champion swimmer and one wayward calf."-- Elle "Together [Cox and Grayson] journey to the eventual mother-and-child reunion through a fantastical world of giant ocean sunfish, bat rays with five-foot wingspans and a school of dolphins."— The New York Times, "Lynne Cox is a master of story telling: her prose captures the vast movements and deep mysteries of the ocean and the creatures for whom it is home. Everyone who reads "Grayson" will be enchanted and profoundly moved. "Grayson" is a powerful voice for conservation." -Jane Goodall, Ph.D., DBE Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute & UN Messenger of Peace "A moving and memorable story, filled with dramatic tension and loving descriptions of the sea and all the wondrous creatures it holds. "Grayson" is a celebration of the natural world in all its glory, and the deep and lasting effect it can have on us humans if only we pause to notice." -John Grogan, author of "Marley & Me" "A beautiful true story of interspecies communication where the human and the whale mind connected." -Temple Grandin, author of "Animals in Translation" "The combination of retelling her once-in-a-lifetime experience with her observations on life will have timeless appeal for all ages." -"Publishers Weekly", Praise for GRAYSON: "Don't believe in interspecies communication?Grayson,author Cox's moving memoir about the lost baby whale she encountered when she was 17, just might change your mind."--People "An account of courage and adventure artfully rendered with the joy, wonder, and suspense it deserves."-The Boston Globe "A riveting adventure celebrating the mysterious bond between a champion swimmer and one wayward calf."--Elle "Together [Cox and Grayson] journey to the eventual mother-and-child reunion through a fantastical world of giant ocean sunfish, bat rays with five-foot wingspans and a school of dolphins."-The New York Times, Praise for GRAYSON: "Don'e(tm)t believe in interspecies communication? Grayson, author Cox'e(tm)s moving memoir about the lost baby whale she encountered when she was 17, just might change your mind."-- People "An account of courage and adventure artfully rendered with the joy, wonder, and suspense it deserves."'e" The Boston Globe "A riveting adventure celebrating the mysterious bond between a champion swimmer and one wayward calf."-- Elle "Together [Cox and Grayson] journey to the eventual mother-and-child reunion through a fantastical world of giant ocean sunfish, bat rays with five-foot wingspans and a school of dolphins."'e" The New York Times, Praise for GRAYSON: "Don't believe in interspecies communication? Grayson, author Cox's moving memoir about the lost baby whale she encountered when she was 17, just might change your mind."-- People "An account of courage and adventure artfully rendered with the joy, wonder, and suspense it deserves."- The Boston Globe "A riveting adventure celebrating the mysterious bond between a champion swimmer and one wayward calf."-- Elle "Together [Cox and Grayson] journey to the eventual mother-and-child reunion through a fantastical world of giant ocean sunfish, bat rays with five-foot wingspans and a school of dolphins."- The New York Times, Praise for GRAYSON: "Don't believe in interspecies communication? Grayson, author Cox's moving memoir about the lost baby whale she encountered when she was 17, just might change your mind."-- People "An account of courage and adventure artfully rendered with the joy, wonder, and suspense it deserves."-- The Boston Globe "A riveting adventure celebrating the mysterious bond between a champion swimmer and one wayward calf."-- Elle "Together [Cox and Grayson] journey to the eventual mother-and-child reunion through a fantastical world of giant ocean sunfish, bat rays with five-foot wingspans and a school of dolphins."-- The New York Times, "Wonderfully sweet." -"Vogue" "A riveting adventure celebrating the mysterious bond between a champion swimmer and one wayward calf." -"Elle" "[Grayson] leads to a tear-wrenching conclusion that could only have been lived-and written-by a woman unafraid to challenge the unknown in nothing but her swimsuit." -"Bookpage" "Lyrical . . . Mystical." -"Library Journal" ""Grayson" would be compelling enough as a fable about a young woman and a lost whale. The fact that it's true makes the story wondrous, and unforgettable." --Carl Hiaasen "A story of remarkable simplicity and charm. A young swimmer invites us into sea off the coast of California where through her eyes we see an entire realm of creatures we have never known so intimately before. Truly for people of all ages, Lynne Cox's adventure with the baby whale, Grayson, becomes a parable and an experience, thanks not only to the author's great and generous spirit, but through her immense gift for describing nature." --Anne Rice "Lynne Cox is a master of story telling: her prose captures the vast movements and deep mysteries of the ocean and the creatures for whom it is home. Everyone who reads "Grayson" will be enchanted and profoundly moved. "Grayson" is a powerful voice for conservation." --Jane Goodall, Ph.D., DBE Founder -- the Jane Goodall Institute & UN Messenger of Peace www.janegoodall.org "A moving and memorable story, filled with dramatic tension and loving descriptions of the sea and all the wondrous creatures it holds. "Grayson" is a celebration of the natural world in all its glory, and the deep and lasting effect it can have on us humans if only we pause to notice." --John Grogan, author of "Marley & Me" "A beautiful true story of interspecies communication where the human and the whale mind connected." --Temple Grandin, author of "Animals in Translation" "The combination of retelling her once-in-a-lifetime experience with her observations on life will have timeless appeal for all ages." --"Publishers Weekly" ""Grayson "is moving and thrilling in its simple language as Cox laments the inadequacy of words to express profound feelings but demonstrates the exhilaration of the effort." --"Booklist" "An inspirational, almost spiritual read." --"Kirkus Reviews" "From the Hardcover edition.", " Realmente para lectores de todas las edades. Una fa bula y una experiencia, gracias no so lo al espi ritu hermoso y generoso de la autora, sino tambie n a su increi ble don para describir a la naturaleza" . -- "Anne Rice", Praise for GRAYSON: "Don't believe in interspecies communication? Grayson, author Cox's moving memoir about the lost baby whale she encountered when she was 17, just might change your mind."--People "An account of courage and adventure artfully rendered with the joy, wonder, and suspense it deserves."--The Boston Globe "A riveting adventure celebrating the mysterious bond between a champion swimmer and one wayward calf."--Elle "Together [Cox and Grayson] journey to the eventual mother-and-child reunion through a fantastical world of giant ocean sunfish, bat rays with five-foot wingspans and a school of dolphins."--The New York Times --
Dewey Edition
22
Grade From
Ninth Grade
Dewey Decimal
797.2009794/91
Synopsis
International Swimming Hall of Famer and award-winning author Lynne Cox shares the true story of her miraculous encounter with a baby whale off California's coast., Don't believe in interspecies communication? Grayson, author [Lynne] Cox's moving memoir about the lost baby whale she encountered when she was 17, just might change your mind.--PeopleIt was the dark of early morning; seventeen-year-old Lynne Cox was swimming her last half mile back to the pier after a long workout when she became aware that something was swimming with her. The ocean was charged with energy as if a squall was moving in; whatever it was felt large enough to be a white shark coursing beneath her body. In fact, it was a baby gray whale. Lynne quickly realized that if she swam back to the pier, the young calf would follow her to shore and die from collapsed lungs. On the other hand, if Lynne didn't find the mother whale, the baby would suffer from dehydration and starve to death. Something so enormous -- the mother whale would be at least fifty feet long -- suddenly seemed very small in the vast Pacific Ocean. The International Swimming Hall of Famer and award-winning author shares her story -- part mystery, part magical tale -- "a celebration of the natural world in all its glory, and the deep and lasting effect it can have on us humans if only we pause to notice" (John Grogan, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Marely and Me)., The true story of a miraculous encounter between a teenaged girl and a baby whale off the coast of California It was the dark of early morning; seventeen-year-old Lynne Cox was swimming her last half mile back to the pier after a long workout when she became aware that something was swimming with her. The ocean was charged with energy as if a squall was moving in; whatever it was felt large enough to be a white shark coursing beneath her body. In fact, it was a baby gray whale. Lynne quickly realized that if she swam back to the pier, the young calf would follow her to shore and die from collapsed lungs. On the other hand, if Lynne didn't find the mother whale, the baby would suffer from dehydration and starve to death. Something so enormous--the mother whale would be at least fifty feet long--suddenly seemed very small in the vast Pacific Ocean. This is the story--part mystery, part magical tale--of what happened., This captivating bestseller tells the true story of a miraculous encounter between a teenaged girl and a baby whale off the coast of California. It was the dark of early morning; Lynne was swimming her last half mile back to the pier after a long workout when she became aware that something was swimming with her. The ocean was charged with energy as if a squall was moving in; whatever it was felt large enough to be a white shark coursing beneath her body. In fact, it was a baby gray whale following alongside her. Lynne quickly realized that if she swam back to the pier, the young calf would follow her onto shore and die from collapsed lungs. On the other hand, if Lynne didn't find the mother whale, the baby would suffer from dehydration and starve to death. Something so enormous--the mother whale would be at least fifty feet long--suddenly seemed very small in the vast Pacific Ocean. How could Lynne possibly find her? This is the story--part mystery, part magical tale--of what happened.
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GV838.C69A3 2008
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The book is an amazing book. I highly recommend it to anyone looking for a fascinating story with life lessons gently interspersed.
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- e***l (674)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseThis was a simple purchase, no problems or issues. The book is new, as described in the seller's listing. It was sealed in clear plastic and shipped in a bubble envelope to prevent damage. It was delivered sooner than anticipated.Taming Your Gremlin: A Surprisingly Simple Method for Getting Out of Your Own Wa (#335458331794)
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