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2) Moby Dick
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Narrated by the crew member Ishmael, this epic whaling adventure follows the crew of the Pequod as its captain, Ahab, descends deeper and deeper into madness on his quest to find and kill the white whale that maimed him. Beyond the surface of ship life, whaling, and the hunt for the elusive Moby Dick are allegorical references to life - and even the universe - in this masterpiece by Herman Melville. Regarded as the Great American Novel, Moby Dick...
4) Whales
Author
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
2002
Description
Outlines some of the facts and mysteries about whales, including the different species, what they eat, and how they breathe.
7) Oceans
Publisher
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2010
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.
8) Puffin Peter
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Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2013
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.
9) Whales
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Long known as 'giants of the deep,' Earth's whales are much more than just big swimming mammals. Learn about various species' physical characteristics, eating habits, and even social structures in this fact-packed book. The World of Mammals reveals the fascinating physical and behavioral characteristics of a diverse sampling of animals and offers a detailed account of each animal's habitat and natural history. This series also teaches children the...
10) Whales
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Series
Publisher
Brown Bear Books
Pub. Date
c2008
Description
"Describes the behavior, physical characteristics, and habitats of different species of whales"--Provided by publisher.
11) Whales
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Series
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Marshall Cavendish Benchmark
Pub. Date
c2009
Description
"Describes the characteristics, behavior, and plight of endangered whale species, and what people can do to help"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2018
Description
"A leading scientist dives into the secret lives of whales, from their evolutionary past to today's cutting edge of science. 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 two hundred years, and travel entire ocean basins. Whales fill us with terror, awe, and...
14) Scuba dog
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Publisher
Little Bee Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
A dog becomes friends with a whale and learns how to scuba dive while the whale sings to him, then Scuba Dog surprises whale by playing the tune of her song, and whale returns with a surprise of her own--a baby whale.
16) Little Whale
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Publisher
Peachtree
Pub. Date
2018.
Description
Little Whale is nervous about leaving the shallows of the warm, southern sea but Gray Whale gently guides her new baby as they migrate to the cool, rich waters of the north.
17) Breathe
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Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2014.
Description
A young whale enjoys its first day of independence.
Author
Publisher
Franklin Watts
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
How Would You Survive As A...? is a brand new nature strand in the globally bestselling You Wouldn?t Want To... series, looking at the struggles for survival of different animal species. Each volume follows a first-person narrative approach, telling the story of an example of the species as they deal with finding food, reproducing, raising their young, exploring their territory and fighting for dominance. The mix of humorous illustrations, bite-sized...
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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, listeners 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...
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