The Otter Who Wanted to Know (Jill Tomlinson's Favourite Animal Tales)

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A charming story about an adorable sea otter from the author of The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark. The story is about a young sea otter called Pat, and her friend Bobby. In the first chapter called “Questions, questions, questions” we see Pat staying close to her mother and playing among the sea kelp. We learn details such as how Pat keeps a pebble under her armpit, and uses it to open shellfish. Pat is very inquisitive, and bombards Bobby, a boy otter who is a little older than her, with questions. Patiently he explains all about surviving in her home environment, feeding, storms, sharks and killer whales. The Otter Who Wanted to Know is a book for children of about 7 and over which they can read to themselves, or perhaps as a bedtime story with one chapter a day. It is by the popular children’s author Jill Tomlinson, and has nine chapters, with just a few pencil drawings within the text. There are also smaller drawings at the head of each chapter. His Dark Materials #1: His Dark Materials: Northern Lights (special edition photographed by Rankin)

Still Pat asks more and more questions, so Bobby takes her to meet Gaffer, an old otter who tells her that there are all different sorts of otters, such as land otters. He also tells her about humans, and how men used to hunt otters. The story continues with a strong message about conservation. We see that as well as being a story of a little otter growing up, this is a worthy account of a species pushed to an endangered status, by the greed of humans. We see that just a few humans care enough to do something about it.Pat is an adorable little sea otter. She likes turning up her toes and floating in the sea, chasing fish and asking a hundred and one questions. One day Pat's quiet life is turned upside down when she gets caught up in a pretty scary adventure. Suddenly she doesn't have time to ask any questions, and even if she did, no one would know the answers. This time Pat just has to find things out for herself!