NARWHAL Unicorn of the Arctic

Fred Berman narrates this narrative nonfiction, which puts young listeners in the perspective of an Arctic narwhal with an ivory tusk that is as "thick as a lamppost, taller than a man." Berman delivers the sounds of clacking as the narwhal jousts with another male and the narwhal's sigh of relief when the ice opens up to allow it to breathe. Berman delivers sensory descriptions slowly, allowing time to imagine the narwhal's life during different seasons and situations. He quickens his narration at points of tension as whales threaten the narwhal or a blizzard traps it. His pacing turns nonfiction into an involving story. Berman's narration is more straightforward in the afterword, which offers more factual information on various concerns and current research relating to narwhals. S.W. © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine [Published: OCTOBER 2024]