Whales+on+Stilts

by M. T. Anderson
 * //Whales on Stilts//**

Twelve-year-old Lily discovers that her unsuspecting father is working for an evil genius determined to take over the world with an army of stilt-walking whales. She and her two adventurous friends race against the clock to stop this bizarre plan. Annotation from Virginia State Reading Association http://www.vsra.org/VRC/elementary_annotations08.html

__Web Resources:__
 * http://www.bookhive.org/nccba/NCCBABooklet2007.pdf Provides curricular activities relates to the novel
 * http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4662578 NPR audiorecording excerpt read by the author
 * http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kU2x9s-NZu8 Video of student book talk
 * http://www.champaign.org/teenspace/read_watch_listen/cu_teen_reviews/whales_on_stilts.html Student book review from Champlain Public Library