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Author
Publisher
Ecco
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
453 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
From his childhood fascination with the gigantic Natural History Museum model of a blue whale to his adult encounters with the living animals in the Atlantic Ocean, the acclaimed writer Philip Hoare has been obsessed with whales. Journeying through human and natural history, The Whale is the result of his voyage of discovery into the heart of this obsession and the book that inspired it: Herman Melville's Moby-Dick. Taking us deep into their domain,...
3) The whales
Author
Publisher
Blue Sky Press
Pub. Date
c1996
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
[32] p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
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Description
Poetically describes the wonder of whales--what they look like, how they behave, and where they live.
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
xii, 322 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Language
English
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Description
"[This book tells of] the lives of whales, from their evolutionary past to today's cutting edge of science"--Amazon.com.
Whales are among the largest, most intelligent, deepest diving species to have ever lived on our planet. They evolved from land-roaming, dog-sized creatures into animals that move like fish, breathe like us, can grow to 300,000 pounds, live 200 years and travel entire ocean basins. Whales fill us with terror, awe, and affection--yet...
6) Whale
Author
Series
Publisher
DK Pub
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
72 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 29 cm.
Language
English
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Description
Describes whales, dolphins, seals, and other marine mammals, their habitats, means of communication, and family life.
Author
Publisher
Greystone Kids
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"Swimming, singing and blowing bubbles--baby whale calves and young human children share so many of the same activities! This lyrical picture book compares the relationship of a young child and mother with that of a whale calf and its mother, showing how the lives of the whales can be so touchingly like our own. Patterned in a call-and-response format, where the mother observes and the child responds, the text begs to be read aloud. Safe at night...
Author
Publisher
Thames and Hudson
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 32 cm
Language
English
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Description
Whales are some of the largest animals to have ever lived on our planet, but what do we really know about them? This glorious guide takes readers deep beneath the ocean's surface to explore the unseen world of whales. They will learn how to recognize the different whale species, discover how they evolved and how they eat, sleep and communicate with each other. The book follows them on their long migration journeys around the world, and finds out why...
Author
Language
English
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Formats
Description
A masterpiece of storytelling, this epic saga pits Ahab, a brooding and fanatical sea captain, against the great white whale that crippled him. In telling the tale of Ahab's passion for revenge and the fateful voyage that ensued, Melville produced far more than the narrative of a hair-raising journey; Moby-Dick is a tale for the ages that sounds the deepest depths of the human soul. Interspersed with graphic sketches of life aboard a whaling vessel,...
10) Project whale
Author
Series
Publisher
Steck Vaughn
Pub. Date
c1991
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
46 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Walter Coleman takes six tourists on his boat to observe the gray whales giving birth in a protected lagoon. Similar fictional vignettes combined with factual information focus on the behavior and endangered situation of several species of whales.
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
60 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
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Description
"Acting as a first book of whales, this book teaches young readers everything they need to know about the largest mammals on earth: how they have evolved over millions of years, what and how they eat, their migration patterns, and more! Andrea Antinori's whimsical black-and-white illustrations bring their underwater world to life. The book discusses a variety of whales one by one so readers learn to tell the differences between a blue whale and a...
12) The big blue
Publisher
Smithsonian Networks
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 93 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
13) Whaledreamers
Publisher
Monterey Media
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (89 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Looks at the connection between whales and the cultures and ancient civilizations around the globe that have incorporated this sea creature into their story of creation and existence.
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Formats
Description
Twelve-year-old Natalia Rose Baleine Gallagher dreams of seeing whales on the beach near her new home, and is consumed with the prospect that her mother who abandoned her as a child loves and misses her, and wants Nat to find her.
15) Baby whale
Author
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
c1991
Physical Desc
[32] p. : col. ill. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes the physical characteristics, feeding habitats, migration routes, life cycle, and threats to the existence of a newborn baby humpback whale in the warm waters near the Hawaiian Islands.
16) Humpback whales
Author
Series
Publisher
Rourke Enterprises
Pub. Date
c1988
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
23 p. : col. ill. ; 19 x 20 cm.
Language
English
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Description
Introduces the physical appearance, habits, diet, and habitat of the humpback whale and threats to its existence.
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (55 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
North Atlantic right whales are among the planet's most critically endangered large ocean mammals. With fewer than 350 remaining as of 2023, they could be extinct within 20 years. But teams of marine biologists and whale rescuers are determined to help save the species.
18) Humpback whales
Author
Series
Publisher
Carolrhoda Books
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
48 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
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Description
A color-illustrated overview of the humpback whale, covering its diet, migrations, behavior, life cycle, and threats to survival.
19) Oceans
Series
Publisher
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 84 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
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Description
Features an exhilarating look under the sea through the eyes of those that live there. Incredible state-of-the-art-underwater filmmaking will take viewers breath away as they migrate with whales, swim alongside a great white shark, and race with dolphins at play. Includes first-ever images of elusive deepwater creatures, featurettes, music video, filmmaker annotations, and more.
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