Hester Velmans

I remember I read this years ago, and the story and characters still remain strongly in my memory.

I loved how all the interaction between Isabel and the whales, how they were learning from each other. We get to understand much more about the impacts of whaling, and the plot was really touching. The story ended with us wanting for more. I haven't read the second book yet, but I'm currently hunting around for it. Borrowing it just doesn't seem enough.

Isabel of the Whales was the one book that show more caused me to open my eyes to beautiful marine mammals and care more about how our selfish activities were endangering the environment.

It is a children's classic, yes, but fun to read and thought-provoking nonetheless. show less

This book I picked up in Baltimore when I realized that day that I would love the underwater world forever, whales particularly. I had no idea if the book would even interest me long enough, but I've must of re-read it a million time since then. The beautiful images of the author's new world made me feel that I lived through Isabel with her adventures.

Oh my, I love this series so much!! I got into it when I was younger, and I still love it! The plot is so original. I hope the author writes a third book.

I was attracted to this book ever since my days of working in the Children's section at a bookstore. One of the cover blurbs got to me, "Watch out Little Mermaid, her comes Isabel."

Isabel is an eleven-year-old girl that loves whales so much. Then one day she falls off a boat and gets to be one. She is considered a "mermaid" by the humpback whales (that call themselves "sirens"), which is a human that becomes a whale.

I recommend this book to an eleven-year-old girl that loves whales so much show more she wishes she was one. show less