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Sally and her brothers are walking home from school along the dunes in their Maine town when they come upon an enormous whale. He’s stranded on the beach. Her brother runs for help, and many people rally to respond, but the tide is going out quickly and the whale is just so big. Still, Sally is able to sit near the whale’s massive eye and tell him he’s beautiful and strong, and that she will miss him no matter what happens. Master storyteller Jane Yolen and illustrator Melanie Cataldo have created an authentic portrait of vulnerability that is at once spare, moving, and honest.

莎莉和两个哥哥因为错过了最后一班校车，急急忙忙走路回家。在缅因州小镇的沙丘上，他们遇到了一头搁浅在沙滩上的大鲸鱼。为了拯救鲸鱼，他们一趟趟追赶退潮的海水，把自己的衣服浸满水，再跑回来淋到鲸鱼身上。但这无异于杯水车薪。莎莉的一个哥哥跑去求助，很多大人赶来帮忙。但是，潮水退得那么快，而鲸鱼又那么庞大……海岸警卫队给三个孩子颁发了奖章，而鲸鱼zui终得救了吗？