About the Author
SIOBHÁN PARKINSON is one of Ireland’s most highly acclaimed writers of books for children. She has won numerous awards and her books have been translated into several languages, including French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and Danish. Siobhán lives in Dublin with her husband Roger, a woodturner, and their son Matthew, Siobhán’s personal literary critic.
OTHER BOOKS BY SIOBHÁN PARKINSON
For younger readers
Cows are Vegetarians
Animals Don’t Have Ghosts
The Leprechaun Who Wished He Wasn’t
For older readers
Amelia
No Peace for Amelia
Sisters … no way!
Four Kids, Three Cats, Two Cows, One Witch (maybe)
The Moon King
The Love Bean
Breaking the Wishbone
Copyright
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First published 2000
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British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data
Parkinson, Siobhan
Call of the Whales
1.Artic regions - Juvenile fiction 2.Adventure stories 3.Children's stories
I.Title
823.9'14[J]
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