Publisher's Synopsis
A moving masterpiece of an Italian Andersen Award writer and illustrator Just as the people of the two islands are facing off and the war is looming, the little boy Say discovered an amazing underwater wonder. With the help of thousands of whales, A crisis was resolved... In a vast ocean, there are five islands, among which the residents of Mad Island and Tapmen Island have their own specialties. The former live by farming, and the latter depend on the sea for food. They are proud of their skills. They bartered things and lived in harmony. They lived a simple and happy life until the leader of Tamen Island, Bem, decided to occupy the neighboring island.