By: Robin Brande,
on 7/12/2009
I just read the most beautiful article on the apparent change in human-whale relations–the whales seem to be courting us. Read the whole article here, but for now enjoy this snippet from the very end: “As Beto spoke, I thought of another bit of interspecies cooperation involving humpbacks that I recently read about. A female [...]
By: David Elzey,
on 11/6/2007
I always seem to run into Julie Paschkis' work when I'm not looking for it. Which is to say there is something in her illustrations that draws me to them. It's a strange magnetism, a quiet attraction not unlike the way a whisper can pull you closer and cause you to pay more attention over the din that surrounds it. The most recent example was with Glass Slipper, Gold Sandal by Paul
By: David Elzey,
on 9/10/2007
A Worldwide Cinderella by Paul Fleishman illustrated by Julie Paschkis Holt 2007 Here we have the familiar (if sanitized) fairy tale told with portions of the text excerpted from the telling of 17 different nations. For each sentence -- and sometimes fragments of detail -- text is surrounded by monochrome decorative borders indicating the origin of the text while each spread holds a larger
If whales are reaching out to humans, they might want to rethink their strategy of getting caught in nets that will eventually kill them just to see if we try to rescue them.
I recommend they try Twitter instead.
This was a test to see who would actually read that entire lengthy article–SO good, and so worth your time, trust me–and who would just skim.
If you’d read it, you’d realize they’re not only on Twitter, but also on Goodreads.
To be fair, someone posted a giant spoiler. I already know the whale lives and the alien ship stops attacking the bay after the whale is taken to the future.
Robin…How fascinating!!
Wasn’t that incredible? The whale mother bringing her baby up to the boat, the baby lifting his head out of the water to make eye contact and be petted–what is going on??
I dunno, but I have started to think I should be researching whales and not Patricks. Patricks are far more boring and less cute.
Ooo, suh-mack.
I don’t know, Elizabeth. Having met Patrick, I’d say he’s just as inscrutable as the whales. Don’t give up yet.
Patrick, are they still giving out research grants to study you?
I’ll let those who have met me in person tell how my cuteness has affected their lives for the better. Those who have made eye contact are still too awed to speak.
Oh, and, I invented whales. I found out it took too many simultaneously jumping and splashing to make waves big enough to surf on, though. That’s when I invented the moon. It seemed more practical than a bigger whale, which incidentally, I was going to call a Flamtang.