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1) Whale
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Describes whales, dolphins, seals, and other marine mammals, their habitats, means of communication, and family life.
2) Whales
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Describes, in text and illustrations, the physical characteristics, habits, and natural environment of various species of whales.
3) Whales
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Did you know that whales breathe air just like people do? How about that a blue whale is one of the biggest mammals that ever lived? Discover these fascinating facts and more in this updated deep-dive into the biology of whales" -- From book jacket flap.
Introduces different kinds of whales.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged.) : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Onboard a vessel that would make Jacques Cousteau green with envy, the Cat and Co. take to the high seas in search of whales, dolphins, and porpoises-those aquatic mammals known as cetaceans. While learning how cetaceans stay warm without hair, have teeth or baleen, swim in troops, spyhop, spin, breach, and see via ecolocation, kids are introduced to almost 20 different species-including sperm, right, humpback, and blue whales; Gulf, spectacled, and...
7) Whales
Author
Publisher
Jump!
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
24 p. : col. ill. ; 17 cm.
Language
English
Description
"This photo-illustrated nonfiction story for young readers describes how whales are mammals that need air and how different types of whales find food. Includes photo glossary and quiz."--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
c2013
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 22 x 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
A mother humpback whale and her calf participate in the great migration and face dangers along the way that reveal to young children some of the hazards confronting our environment and the animals that depend upon it.
10) Whaling days
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
©1993
Physical Desc
40 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Language
English
Description
Surveys the whaling industry, ranging from hunting in colonial America to modern whaling regulations and conservation efforts.
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
c1989
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
[63] p. : chiefly col. ill. ; 32 cm.
Language
English
Description
Provides step-by-step instructions for drawing a variety of sharks, whales, and other sea creatures, including the hammerhead shark, humpback whale, and giant sea turtle.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
While visiting his girlfriend Summer in Malibu, Teddy stumbles upon two mysteries involving a blown up whale explosion and a string of beach sand thefts, but his investigation is sidetracked by a rumor that his girlfriend is dating a celebrity, leading him to question their relationship.
15) Song for a whale
Author
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Iris and her grandmother, both deaf, fly from Texas to California and then take a cruise ship to Alaska-- armed with Iris's plan to help Blue-55, a whale unable to communicate with other whales.
17) Whales
Author
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish
Pub. Date
2000
Physical Desc
48 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Examines the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitat of whales and describes the different types.
20) Watching whales
Author
Publisher
Cobblehill Books
Pub. Date
c1991
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
42 p. : col. ill. ; 21 x 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the natural life of whales and human excursions in boats to watch them in their own habitat.
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