This best-selling children’s book tells the true tale and adventures of Humphrey, a humpback whale who wandered seventy miles into the San Francisco Bay in 1985.
Humphrey the Wayward Whale
The true adventures of Humphrey the Wayward whale
Reviews
“This book will bring a tear to the eyes of adults...who witnessed with building emotions the Great Turn-Around of Humphrey”
—San Francisco Chronicle
“Original and compelling line drawings...the book as a whole has a pleasing effect.”
—Oakland Tribune
About the Authors
Ernest Callenbach is a writer and editor known primarily for his environmental fiction and nonfiction. He founded and edited the internationally acclaimed Film Quarterly. He also concurrently edited University of California Press’s extensive list of film books as well as books in art and science, including the California Natural History Guides series. He occasionally taught film at the University of California, Berkeley, and at San Francisco State University. To find out more about Callenbach and his books, visit his website at ernestcallenbach.com.
