I WONDER IF I'LL SEE A WHALE

In smooth, first-person narration, a girl tells about an extraordinary sighting of several whales off the coast of Massachusetts. Both author and artist capture the excitement and awe of the experience; Lewin's impressionistic watercolor rendering of the sea and its mightiest inhabitants is powerfully evocative, while his portraits of the rapt child underscore the wonder of the sightings. (Picture book. 4-8)