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61) Song for a whale
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English
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Twelve-year-old Iris and her grandmother, both deaf, drive from Texas to Alaska armed with Iris's plan to help Blue-55, a whale unable to communicate with other whales.
Author
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HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Presents a twist on themes from Moby Dick in the story of a proud warrior whale pod that attacks a ship before pursuing a near-mythical adversary on a vengeful hunt that risks the worlds of both whales and humans.
With harpoons strapped to their backs, the proud whales of Bathsheba's pod live for the hunt, fighting in the ongoing war against the world of men. When they attack a ship bobbing on the surface of the Abyss, they expect to find easy prey....
65) When whales fly
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Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Whale wants to fly, and Snail offers to teach her, but Quail insists that whales can not fly.
Author
Publisher
Red Deer Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Big Blue Forever is inspired by the true story of how a blue whale skeleton found on a remote beach in PEI was shipped cross country and reassembled for permanent display at the Beaty Biodiversity Museum. This unique Canadian adventure story is complemented with intriguing facts about blue whales and their environment, and the fascinating process that museums go through to uncover, prepare, and reassemble skeletons for display and study." -- Publisher...
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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.
68) The whale child
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Publisher
North Atlantic Books
Language
English
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Shiny, a whale child, is turned into a boy to teach Alex, a young girl, the wisdom of the Native American value of environmental stewardship so that she can share it with others. Includes glossary of environmental terms, facts about Pacific Northwest Native cultures, and other educational resources.
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
c2015.
Language
English
Description
"Weaving decades of field observations with exciting new discoveries about the brain, Carl Safina's landmark book offers an intimate view of animal behavior to challenge the fixed boundary between humans and nonhuman animals. In Beyond Words, readers travel to Amboseli National Park in the threatened landscape of Kenya and witness struggling elephant families work out how to survive poaching and drought, then to Yellowstone National Park to observe...
71) The whale
Author
Publisher
Templar Books, an imprint of Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
There is a legend that a Great Spotted Whale lives in the ocean, although a sighting fifty years ago was never corroborated. Now two young whale watchers each set out to find the whale, one armed with sound-recording equipment, the other with a camera. When their boats collide, they pool their resources to capture incontrovertible proof that the mythical whale exists. The eventual sighting is a magical moment, especially when the children discover...
72) Puffin Peter
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
When his best friend is lost in a terrible storm, an intrepid young puffin teams up with a big blue whale to mount a rescue mission and discovers that while many other birds match his friend's description, none are quite the same.
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"On a snowy island, a little boy waits and watches while his father sails out on one last fishing trip. As the snow becomes a blizzard and then a powerful storm, the little boy must find his father. But when he needs help, who will save him?" -- From dust jacket.
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.
75) Sea of shadows
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
In Mexico's Sea of Cortez, a group of dedicated scientists, high-tech activists, investigative journalists and courageous undercover agents attempt to rescue the most endangered and elusive whale on Earth while battling the vicious Mexican drug cartels and Chinese traffickers whose destructive poaching methods are threatening the regions marine life.
Author
Publisher
Floris Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
When Gerda the blue whale was very small, her mother would sing a beautiful song telling her that if she were ever lost she should look to the stars and they would guide her. When it's time for the little whale to leave home, her adventures take her from the warm waters of the equator to the freezing poles. Along the way she meets clever killer whales, playful penguins, a friendly polar bear and the ancient narwhal. Then one day, the little whale...
78) To the sea
Author
Publisher
Disney * Hyperion
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Tim, a boy, and Sam, a blue whale lost in the city, both feel unnoticed until they meet, and they become best friends as Tim tries to help Sam get back home.
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English
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"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...
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