The Last Whales: Lloyd Abbey

by Lloyd Abbey

Book Overview

A fictional story which brings into focus an environment threatened with extinction, drawing the reader as close as possible to the astonishing and vulnerable Blue Whale. They are the largest... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802111009
• ISBN13: 9780802111005
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: Grove/Atlantic
• Length: 358 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.

Customer Reviews

I had no idea

Wow, I don't even know where to start with this book. I was very skeptical picking up a book about whales. But...I shouln't have been. It tells a story about animals that I would never otherwise consider. Ever. Before, when I thought about killer whales I thought "Seaworld." and "Shamu." Now the thought of orcas makes me shudder. Before, when I thought about a large whale, it was almost like thinking about an inanimate object...or maybe a goldfish. In my mind, they didn't do anything but flop on the water every so often in different places up north. Now...I think of whales as beings with fears and happiness, as facing dangers and obsticles, as doing specific things and having lives. This book portrays whales as having emotions, thoughts and ideas, as having exhaustive memories and family ties. It also gives us a glimpse into the lives of other creatures like dolphins. It's a story, told well, that you may at first scoff at but will come away feeling schooled.

THE LAST WHALES

THE MOST THOUGHT PROVOKING BOOK I HAVE EVER READ. IT TELLS THE STORY OF ONE WHALES SEARCH FOR HOPE AND FAMILY AFTER THE THE WORLD AND MOST OF THE OCEANS ARE DESTROYED THROUGH A ATOMIC BOMB.LLOYD ABBEY DOES GREAT RESEARCH IN REGARDS TO WHALES AND THE FEELINGS THEY MAY EVOKE.