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Author
Series
Bindi wildlife adventures volume 5
Publisher
Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Bindi takes a pair of twins whale-watching and they see an oil spill which threatens the whales. Includes animal facts about whales.
Author
Series
Geronimo Stilton. Original series volume 45
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
"I invited my friend Petunia Pretty Paws to visit the Bay of Whales with me. But our trip got off on the wrong paw, and my relaxing vacation turned into a real nightmare. That is, until Petunia and I came across a great white whale that needed our help" (publisher).
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Thomas and his friends have tall tales to tell. A rumor about Toby spreads across the island, as Henry believes he has the chickenpox. Thomas blames his blunders on an imaginary engine, and when Toad spots a stranded whale ... it really is a whale of a tale.
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
How did the camel get its hump? Why won't cats do as they're told? How did an inquisitive little elephant change the lives of elephants everywhere? Kipling's imagined answers to such questions draw on the beast fables of India, and they are full of jokes, subtexts, and exotic references. This fully illustrated edition of this classic includes two extra stories and Kipling's own explanation of the title.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Children's Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
The Lost Whale is the enchanting second novel from the author of The Last Bear: the bestselling debut hardback of 2021 and The Times Children's Book of the Week What if you could communicate with a whale? Rio has been sent to live with a grandmother he barely knows in California, while his mum is in hospital back home. He feels alone, and disconnected, struggling with his darkest fears for his mum. The only thing that makes him smile is joining his...
9) Great migrations: whales, wildebeests, butterflies, elephants, and other amazing animals on the move
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Examines several animals and their great migrations, ranging in size from the army ant to the sperm whale.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Nonfiction
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
In the late spring of 1871, thirty-two of the finest whaling ships sailed out of New Bedford, Massachussetts and other American ports carrying 1,219 crewmen, captains and their families. Winter was already setting in and they were warned by the Eskimoes not to remain at sea. Only seven ships heeded the warning and the rest headed toward, without parallel, the worse disaster in the long history of whaling. This is the story of their desperate struggle...
Author
Series
Lighthouse family volume 2
Publisher
Aladdin Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
A family of animals that lives in a lighthouse helps a lost baby beluga whale find his mother. Pandora, Seabold, Whistler, Lila, and Tiny have all been enjoying the love and comfort that being a family brings. It is a comfort they are unexpectedly reminded of when Whistler and Lila hear the cries of a lonely baby beluga whale named Sebastian. When they learn that he has lost his mama, the Lighthouse Family, with the help of a cranky but noble old...
Author
Series
Publisher
Philomel Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Did you know that the tongue of blue whale can weigh as much as an elephant? How about that blue whales’ songs can be louder than the engine of a jet plane? Or that, with the right equipment, you can hear a blue whale’s heartbeat two miles away? Perfect for all animal lovers—and blue whale fans in particular—this book is filled with all the facts you need to know to become a blue whale expert! Where are blue whales found?...
13) Moby Dick
Author
Series
Publisher
EDC Pub
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Captain Ahab takes his crew on a mission to find Moby Dick, the great white whale that crippled him. But while they relaxed on the surface, Moby Dick was thundering towards them, charging up from a thousand feet below. The speeding whale smashed into the hull of one boat and carried it forty feet into the air. It burst into a cloud of wood chips and broken, bloody men. Lodging into the sea, Ishmael signs up for a voyage on the whaling ship Pequod....
Author
Series
Rainbow Fish (Picture books) volume 3
Publisher
NorthSouth Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
A big, blue whale comes to live near their reef creating a misunderstanding between him, Rainbow Fish and his friends that leaves everyone very unhappy and hungry. It's up to Rainbow Fish to find a peaceful solution.
15) Killer whale
Author
Series
Extreme adventures volume 7
Publisher
Kane Miller
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Sam Fox is on holidays with his family in Antarctica when their ski plane crashes on the ice. As the unstable iceshelf cracks apart, Sam and his younger brother become separated from the rest of the group. Before long, they're stranded on a wobbly icefloe. Just when it seems things couldn't get any worse, a massive creature emerges from the deep. A creature with huge jaws, and rows and rows of enormous teeth.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2023.
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. Follow their efforts and get a glimpse into the lives of these giants of the sea and their prospects for survival.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
©2020.
Language
English
Description
"Billy Collins's thirteenth collection, and first in four years, contains more than fifty new poems that showcase the playfulness, wit, and wisdom that have made him one of our most celebrated and widely read poets. This collection covers many themes, including Collins's profound insights on aging and mortality"--
Author
Series
Wind Riders volume 4
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"In Starry Bay, summer vacation means snorkeling for sea glass by the beach, until Max and Sofia come across an abandoned sailboat. With a spin of the wheel, Wind Rider transports them to animals who need their help! This time, they drop anchor in Iceland's frigid waters, where Max and Sofia team up with the Puffin Patrol, a group of Icelandic kids who protect and preserve the local puffin colony. But it seems that the puffins aren't the only ones...
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