The Longest Whale Song

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Though ancient sailors were known to hear the calls of whales through the hulls of ships, they likely didn’t know what they were hearing (and it is thought attributed the sounds to mermaids). Scientists only discovered whale song in the 1950s when American scientists stationed in Bermuda heard the calls while listening out for Russian submarines. At school, her best friend starts to drift away and moody Martha starts a fight with Ella after a lot of nasty talk about Ella's mum. Ella though soon makes friends with Joseph and Toby whom are in her class, all the teachers are nice to her as well. Jacqueline is one of the nation’s favourite authors, and her books are loved and cherished by young readers not only in the UK but all over the world. She has sold millions of books and in the UK alone the total now stands at over 35 million!

Butterscotch – Ella's guinea pig. Her real dad buys him for her when he comes to take her out. Butterscotch is described as very sweet and delicate, and he seems equally effected by the scenario. Mother would truly love him, and Ella wishes that she could bring him to the hospital to show him to her special mother. This book is great! I loved the facts about all the different whales, although the book is sad in many parts. I would have also liked there to have been a few more chapters!" Under the waves, light vanishes. By just 200m below the surface, photosynthesis becomes impossible. At 1,000m down, sunlight disappears entirely , as explained by the National Ocean Service. The deep ocean – the largest habitat on earth – is also the darkest. This article does not cite any sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. I think this book is amazingly well adapted for children who go through this situation. Once again Jacqueline has reached our hearts."I think it was an absolutely brilliant book, but I think that some of the chapters were very similar." She has written over 70 best-selling books, and several have even been adapted for TV – most famously The Story of Tracy Beaker. Her signing sessions attract huge crowds of fans and last for hours! Over 25 million copies of her books have now been sold in the UK alone. I didn't think this would be as good as the books I've previously enjoyed, but I was SO wrong! It's one of my favourites! I'm LONGING for a sequel, but doubt there'll be one." I've recently read it and thought it was really good, although the ending was a bit dodgy! I think there should have been more chapters and I didn't like how it was all in the present tense." It's one of the best books I've ever read. It has such a good story line. Jacqueline has told an amazing tale yet again!"

Not only can baleen whales emit calls that travel farther than any other voice in the animal kingdom, these giants of the deep also create the loudest vocalisations of any creature on earth: the call of a blue whale can reach 180 decibels – as loud as a jet plane, a world record. The longest song of all I thought this book was amazing! It's emotional, then funny and then sad! I thought it was one of Jacqueline Wilson's best EVER books."I didn't really think I'd enjoy it, but I got given it for a present and it was a lot better than I expected. The storyline was typical of Jacqueline Wilson and like all her books, there was something unique in it." Martha - Originally Dory's best friend, Martha offends Ella at after-school club by calling her Mum a vegetable. After Ella and her get into a fight, she ends up being Ella's friend.

The Longest Whale Song is very interesting. I love Ella the main character and her baby brother Samson!" Jacqueline Wilson wrote her first novel when she was nine years old, and she has been writing ever since. She is now one of Britain’s bestselling and most beloved children’s authors. She has written over 100 books and is the creator of characters such as Tracy Beaker and Hetty Feather. More than forty million copies of her books have been sold. The Longest Whale Song is a jaw-dropping book. I have just finished reading it today. It has a lot of emotion and I recommend it to everyone, especially Jacqueline Wilson fans! I hope you all get to read it because it's a fabulous book!" As she explains, the songs themselves are incredibly complex. Made up of a number of noises that form ‘phrases’, these are repeated again and again to create what’s known as ‘themes'. I normally love Jacqueline Wilson, but I was disappointed with The Longest Whale Song. It seemed like a book to fill her contract, to be honest. Ella is very hard to like, and I think this is her worst ever book."

This book is witty yet full of emotion. It really transports you into Ella's shoes. However, it didn't have as much going on as I would've liked and if you enjoy novels full of thrills with lots going on, this isn't for you." After I read a snippet of the book, I thought it was going to be really boring. However, after reading the whole thing, I think it's really good!" I love The Longest Wale Song because it's written by Jacqueline Wilson and it's amazing. I love it!" The Longest Whale Song is a children's book by Jacqueline Wilson. It is the successor to Little Darlings, also published in 2010 and the predecessor to Lily Alone, first published in 2011. He discovered that animals in the wild emit echolocation chirps that are up to 100 times louder than animals in captivity (the only animals that had been studied in detail). The animals vary the volume of their vocal calls, he says, to suit their environment – hence why animals in tanks are much quieter. This finding was so “astonishing” he says that his first research paper was rejected because the animal’s capacities seemed improbable.

I love it! I would recommend it to people who love twists and turns. I do agree that it's quite sad but overall but it is a fantastic read!" This is a really great book! Ella is about to have a new baby brother when her mum falls into a coma. In class she is learning about whales and how they talk without people being able to hear them. Ella wants to see if a whale song will reach her mom to tell her how much she loves her."

Evolving for sound

All humans have been doing for the past 70 years developing sonar detection equipment, really, is learning from cetaceans about how they do what they do, and trying to figure out how to use our own sonar systems in a similar way to what they have been doing for millions of years,” he says. Sound travels faster and further in water My goal as a researcher is not to talk to whales. My goal as a researcher is to find out how whales talk to each other. And that is a big and extremely important difference,” she says. To the best of our knowledge, whales make sound by moving air between various sinus cavities in their skull and across something called ‘phonic lips’ or ‘vocal folds’. In this way, it’s not that different from us,” says Fournet. I love this book and I love Jacqueline Wilson, but it wasn't my favourite one that she's ever done."