The author explains what happened when she was on a training swim in the ocean off the coast of Santa Catalina Island when she suddenly realized a baby gray whale was swimming beside her. Seventeen at the time, Cox knew she must help the young calf find its mother because if it followed her to shore, it would die.
year: 2006, 2008
call number/section: 797.2, 920.5
subjects: cox, lynne, 1957-, swimming, santa catalina island, gray whale, pacific coast (north america), whales, fishes, santa catalina island (calif.), description and travel, santa catalina island (calif.)
Editions
Cox, Lynne
A.A. Knopf (2006)
The author describes how, while training for a long-distance swim off the coast of California, she encountered a baby gray whale that had become separated from its mother and had been following her instead, and her efforts to find the baby's mother.
Schools: 5
Cox, Lynne
Harcourt (2008)
The author explains what happened when she was on a training swim in the ocean off the coast of Santa Catalina Island when she suddenly realized a baby gray whale was swimming beside her. Seventeen at the time, Cox knew she must help the young calf find its mother because if it followed her to shore, it would die.
Schools: 5