Big Miracle (book)
Big Miracle is a book that tells the true story of three gray whales trapped beneath
ice-breakers.[1][2] Written by journalist Tom Rose (who covered the event for a Japanese news channel at the time), the book was originally published in 1989, titled Freeing the Whales: How the Media Created the World's Greatest Non-Event.[3] It was re-released under its current title by St. Martin's Press in 2011.[1]
A film adaption of Big Miracle directed by Ken Kwapis, starring Drew Barrymore, Ted Danson, Kristen Bell, among other stars, was released in 2012.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Big Miracle". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ^ Dorfman, Andrea; Postman, David (November 7, 1988). "Environment: Free At Last! Bon Voyage!". Time. Archived from the original on November 26, 2010.
- ^ Hennessee, Judith Adler (November 26, 1989). "Mammalmania". New York Times. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ^ Murphy, Kim (13 February 2012). "Big Miracle': True story behind film about 3 ice-stranded whales". The Los Angeles Times Blog. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
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