Isabel of the WhalesBy: Hester Velmans Eleven year old Isabel is a plain old girl living in Provincetown, Massachusetts, who believes that she is destined to accomplish something special. When her fifth grade class goes on a whale watch field trip, something amazing happens: Dozens of different species of whales surround the boat, bumping the deck and sending Isabel flying into the ocean. Isabel is shocked to hear the whales speaking to hershe is a mermaid, they tell