The Whale

There is a legend that a Great Spotted Whale lives in the ocean; local fishermen still talk of it, although the first sighting fifty years ago was never corroborated. Now, two young whale watchers each set out to find the whale, one armed with sound recording equipment, the other a camera. Mid-ocean their boats collide, so they pool their resources and set off together to capture incontrovertible proof that the mythical Great Spotted Whale exists.



The eventual sighting is a magical moment: the whale is truly phenomenal, and swimming along beside her is a small whale calf.



The children return to shore, solid proof in hand. As an added twist to the story, they discover that it was their own grandparents who first sighted the Great Spotted Whale fifty years ago.



The Murrow's epic, wordless adventure is brought to life with Ethan's stunning graphite drawings, which convey the drama and haunting beauty of the ocean, and capture the majesty of this awe-inspiring creature.

Ethan Murrow received his B.A. from Carleton College and his M.F.A from the University of North Carolina. Based in Boston, he shows his drawing, film and video work internationally, and has exhibited in Paris, New York, Seattle and Los Angeles. Collaborating with wife Vita and Harvest Films the short, Dust, was an official selection of the 2008 New York Film Festival. Ethan is currently a faculty member at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.



Vita Murrow has an MS Ed in General Education and Teaching Literacy from the Bank Street College of Education, and holds a BFA from Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle. She is currently Director of the Greater Boston Jewish Coalition

for Literacy at the Jewish Community Relations Council. She has a deep passion

for children's media and literature, and has worked as an Educational Consultant, and in children's media and television in the films department at the Sesame Workshop. She is also a motion media artist and filmmaker.

About Ethan and Vita Murrow