Isabel of the Whales - Book

Eleven year old Isabel is a 'plain old' girl living in Provincetown, MA. Something amazing happens on a whale-watch field trip: whales surround the boat, bumping Isabel into the water and they tell her she is a mermaid.

Isabel of the Whales is a middle-grade novel by Hester Velmans, published by Yearling in 2006. Eleven-year-old Isabel lives in Provincetown, Massachusetts, and believes she is destined to accomplish something special. On a fifth-grade whale-watch trip, dozens of whales of different species surround the boat, and Isabel is sent flying into the ocean.

What follows is a story about self-discovery and the bond between people and animals, set against the waters of Cape Cod. It is a great read for young whale lovers and for kids who have been on a whale watch themselves. This is a 181-page paperback.