Ice Whale, by Jean Craighead George
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Ice Whale, by Jean Craighead George
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From the most celebrated children’s nature writer of our time comes a posthumous new novel in the tradition of her Newbery award-winning Julie of the WolvesIn 1848, a young boy witnesses a rare sight—the birth of a bowhead, or ice whale, he calls Siku. Years later, he unwittingly brings about the death of an entire pod of whales, and only Siku survives. For this act, the boy receives a curse of banishment. Through the generations, this curse is handed down: Siku returns year after year, in reality and dreams, to haunt the boy’s descendants. Told in alternating voices, both human and whale, Jean Craighead George’s last novel shows the interconnectedness of humankind and the animals they depend on.“It’s a bold, wistful, and heartfelt coda to a distinguished career.”—School Library Journal
Ice Whale, by Jean Craighead George- Amazon Sales Rank: #447135 in Books
- Brand: George, Jean Craighead/ Hendrix, John (ILT)
- Published on: 2015-05-05
- Released on: 2015-05-05
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 7.80" h x .58" w x 5.08" l, .0 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 224 pages
From School Library Journal Gr 4–6—A final, posthumous nature story from the Newbery Award winner. This dreamy, epic tale entwines the life of Siku, a bowhead (or ice) whale of the Arctic Ocean, with the lives of several generations of two human families, the Toozaks and the Boyds. Toozak the first, who witnessed Siku's birth, is sworn to protect the great whale, a mission that influences the fate of his family from 1848 through a speculative 2048. Chapters alternate the points of view among members of both families, and of Siku himself, whose name and other whale sounds are rendered in transcribed vibrations. The writing, completed with the help of George's children Craig and Twig, is uneven and sometimes a bit stilted—only one or two characters fully realized. The nature writing fares better, especially the whale's eye-view narrative and the detailed descriptions of underwater travel and sound. Ice Whale is not the author's finest work, but it's a bold, wistful, and heartfelt coda to a distinguished career.—Katya Schapiro, Brooklyn Public Library
From Booklist George’s final novel, completed posthumously by two of her children, begins in 1848 when Toozak, an Eskimo boy, witnesses the birth of Siku, a bowhead whale. It’s an auspicious sight, but when Toozak accidentally leads Yankee whalers to an Eskimo whale-hunting ground, he must make up for his mistake by protecting Siku for the rest of the whale’s life—which can last 200 years. For two centuries, generations of Toozaks wait for the yearly return of the bowheads, diligently warn Siku away from danger, and witness the gradual modernization of their region and the slow decline of traditional practices. In chapters alternating between the Toozaks’ and Siku’s perspectives, George packs in detail about Eskimo traditions—from whale hunting to spirituality—and bowhead behaviors, including communication, some of which is rendered in squiggles representing whale songs. As usual, her research is clearly extensive, and it’s helped along by Hendrix’s informative opening illustrations. Though some human characters are occasionally wooden, this quiet story offers a compelling glimpse into the history of a way of life. Grades 4-7. --Sarah Hunter
Review Praise for Ice Whale:* "Jean Craighead George's knowledge of and talent for depicting the natural world are in full evidence in this immersive epic that combines themes of conservation and native mysticism."—Publishers Weekly, starred review"A fitting envoi for a writer whose most enduring tales of nature and survival are required childhood reading."—Kirkus Reviews"George packs in detail about Eskimo traditions—from whale hunting to spirituality—and bowhead behaviors, including communication...this quiet story offers a compelling glimpse into the history of a way of life."—Booklist"A bold, wistful, and heartfelt coda to a distinguished career."—School Library Journal
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. A treasured last gift from my beloved favorite author! (A Kid's Review) By HawgDevilDawg With the help of her children, Jean Craighead George has provided yet again a wondrous book! I have read all of her books and loved each one. George always tells the story of a friendship formed through nature. She inspires children around the globe to love, care for, and make friends with nature. In my opinion, she will always be the best author in the whole world even though she is no longer with us. In her last book, she tells the story of a friendship, between a young Eskimo and a Bowhead Whale, that goes on for two hundred years. (It begins in the 1800s and continues into 2048, the future.) The young Eskimo boy tells some whalers about a secret cove where whales live, and the village shaka tells the boy he must now protect the whale until it dies, and his descendants must do the same until the whale breaks the curse by saving a member of the boy's family. Each year the boy paddles through oceans on dangerous journeys, protecting the whale, as he makes the long trip between the North and South Poles. This last addition to her collection of books will yet again thrill young readers. I also recommend George's My Side of the Mountain series, the Julie of the Wolves series, and There's an Owl in the Shower! JRL, age 9
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Ice Whale Review By Kathleen Armstrong Jean Craighead George has always been a favorite author of mine. I admire her children for finishing her book. This is an interesting and unusual story. One of my students chose it and really liked it, although felt at times that it was confusing going back and forth in time.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Uneven Last Novel By NebraskaIcebergs How can one resist the opportunity to read Jean Craighead George’s last novel? From the author of My Side of the Mountain and Julie of the Wolves comes a tale of a great whale named Siku and the young Inuit boy. Actually, Ice Whale wasn’t quite finished when Jean Craighead George died in 2012 and so it was completed with the help of her two grown children. While the nature writing is well done, no one character is fully developed, and so this final story of hers is of uneven quality.Nature writing was a clear strength for George. According to her website, besides having started to write at the early age of third grade, George came from a family of naturalists. On weekends, the family would camp in the woods near their home, gather edible plants, and climb trees to study owls. Later, George attended Penn State University graduating with a degree in Science and Literature. After her children were born, George returned to her love of nature and brought over 170 wild animals into their home, many of whom became characters in her books. Her love for and expertise of wildlife radiates through all of her animal stories, including Ice Whale.Told in alternating voices, both human and whale, the latter’s narrative is especially strong. In chapter two, for example, we read how Siku’s mother taught him. She introduced him to the best coastal currents to travel on for migration. She showed him the importance of the sun. The bright rays that shone on the open water were angled—and became his clock and calendar. He learned how to find his way. As an adult, he would one day break ice three feet thick. Such is the early life of a bowhead whale.Setting is also another clear strength for George. According to her website, George often traveled to the Naval Arctic Research Laboratory in Alaska to visit one of her grown children who serves as a biologist and studies the bowhead whales in Barrows. Her son would take George out to the science camp on the sea ice. There, she slept at -35 below zero, climbed great blocks of ice, and watched the open ocean for bowhead whales. She came to know the Eskimo whaling captains and visited their ice camps. In addition, George ate blubber, carried a gun to scare off polar bears, and dressed like an Eskimo to keep warm. The visits inspired more than one nature novel. Her love for and knowledge of the Inuit people comes through unmistakably in her stories of the cold North, including that of Ice Whale.One of my favorite scenes is of Emily Toozak, after she becomes lost on an ice floe. In chapter twenty, for example, we read of how her Arctic instincts take over. She learns to make a shelter with a blanket and some broken boards. She tastes small bites of kelp blade. She searches out old ice to find water that is fresh and drained of salt. And then she began to think about how to get home.Unfortunately, the lack of character development makes for a sometimes difficult read. George attempts to weave an epic tale that spans 200 years and multiple generations whose fate are tied to one whale. Perhaps if Siku’s narrative had taken on more of the center stage. Or perhaps if the curse of the Toozak family had simply been limited to the background story for Emily Toozak. Maybe then I would have felt more connected to this meaningful story.As Ice Whale stands, I’d recommend first-time readers of Jean Craighead George seek out some of her other more famous works to start. Fans should however treasure her lyrical and wondrous voice. They’ll also appreciate her thought-provoking themes of the circle of life, environmentalism, and friendship. George has left behind a precious legacy, of which Ice Whale is a heartfelt coda.
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