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A blue whale has lived for ninety years. She has swum thousands of miles, fed on countless tons of krill, surfaced and dived and surfaced again more times than anyone could count. And then, one day, she dies. But in nature, death is never a true ending. Life After Whale follows what happens next — the process known as whale fall, in which a single whale's body sustains entire ecosystems of creatures for over a century as it slowly sinks to the ocean floor, eventually and miraculously releasing nutrients that rise back to the surface to nourish new generations of blue whales. Written by Lynn Brunelle and illustrated by Caldecott Medalist Jason Chin, this is one of the most quietly profound picture books we carry. A Robert F. Sibert Medal winner (for the most distinguished children's informational book), and a story that leaves children — and adults — with a completely changed understanding of life.
