{"product_id":"whale-s-tale-and-the-otter-s-side-of-the-story-by-kate-messner-illustrated-by-brian-biggs","title":"Whale’s Tale and the Otter’s Side of the Story by Kate Messner, illustrated by Brian Biggs","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReaders will laugh aloud at the silly antics of a pair of opinionated sea mammals in a tale presenting one side of a debate when read front-to-back and the other side when read back-to-front, slyly revealing the way identical facts can be used to support opposite positions.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA boastful whale and a showboating otter compete in a battle of words to prove that each is the greatest animal ever to swim the seas. Read one way, the first-person text brags about whales’ superiority; read the other way, it extols how much better otters are. Using true information about the two marine species to make both arguments, Kate Messner’s adroit text and Brian Biggs’s giggle-worthy artwork brilliantly illustrate how the same words can be used to express contradictory opinions when speakers have a one-sided view of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExcellent illustrated backmatter includes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA thought-provoking note from the author about the uses of language and how to evaluate bias\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLively facts about whales and otters and the actual similarities of these fascinating marine mammals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eResources for further reading about whales and otters\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRecommended for ages \u003cspan\u003e4 to 8, Grades P to 3\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51921254678660,"sku":null,"price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0378\/1161\/7924\/files\/9780063372627_2d4af.jpg?v=1780619002","url":"https:\/\/basically-books-co.myshopify.com\/products\/whale-s-tale-and-the-otter-s-side-of-the-story-by-kate-messner-illustrated-by-brian-biggs","provider":"Basically Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}