"You keep away from the Birdman," warned Gracie's father. "Keep well clear of him."
Gracie and her friend Daniel ignore the warning, and they discover the Birdman is not mad and dangerous, as everyone says. Yet he claims Samson Island is cursed and tells them to stay away . . .
After the children are stranded on Samson by fog, Gracie returns home to learn of a tragic death. Could the Birdman be right after all?
'Why The Whales Came' was made into a major feature film starring Helen Mirren and Paul Scofield.
