From Morning to Moonlight with a Sperm Whale

Dive into a day that glows with echoes. On shore, seven-year-old Malia wakes to waves and mango slices. Offshore, Tala the sperm whale lifts her tail and slips into the deep. Lyrical lines trace their gentle, parallel days-from bright morning beginnings to a safe, sleepy night-showing how a child's rhythm can mirror an ocean giant's. Real whale science is woven through every page: sperm whales focus powerful clicks in their huge square heads, listen for echoes to find squid in the dark, lift their tails to begin deep dives, drift upright to rest with their pod, and send a forward-left spout from a single left-side blowhole. Malia's slow breaths before a new dance step and her turn away from loud boat noise echo Tala's calm choices at sea. Created for ages 5-10, this read-aloud blends ocean wonder, imagination, and accurate facts, with a back-of-book fact spread to explore together. From Morning to Moonlight with a Sperm Whale is part of Kimberlee Everson's From Morning to Moonlight in the Ocean-stories that begin in a child's day and end in peaceful rest beside extraordinary animals of the sea.