Whale Trails: Before and Now
Lesa Cline-Ransome
A young African American girl helps her father, captain of the family whale boat, on a whale-watching trip. The book compares this contemporary work with the earlier whale-hunting voyages of her ancestors in the same waters. Alternating pages present present-day boat activities in color and past voyages in brown-toned illustrations, creating a before-and-now structure. Through the girl’s account, the story contrasts the different purposes of the boat and its relationship to whales across two time periods.
This book appears on 2 reading lists across 1 edition from 2 organizations.
