Hooray, Up He Rises: A Boy Meets A Whale

Visiting the North Carolina Maritime Museum on summer vacation with his family, nine-year-old Norman encounters the skeleton of a young male sperm whale. He learns about whale biology and behavior from a museum guide.

KAY PRYTHERCH SALTER has written eight heart-warming, soul-satisfying books in the Sarah Bowers Series about growing up in Beaufort, North Carolina. In her books, life revolves around family, church, and friends; faith in God and traditional values. Kay developed her active imagination living on Pivers Island, where her father was director of the federal fisheries lab. A master quilter, Kay taught school in Carteret County for thirty-six years. She considers books her lifelong friends. She and her husband Jimmy enjoy swimming and fishing in the clear, clean waters off the North Carolina coast.