Books, Children's Books, Obsessions, Whales

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Raffi
Baby Beluga (Raffi Songs to Read)
by Crown Books for Young Readers (Paperback) (Release Date: 1992-03-17)

Illus. in full color. "The song about this small white whale has as its herothe best loved of Raffi's creations. Children will get a first, cheerful lessonabout the natural world by becoming acquainted with enchanting Baby Beluga. Theillustrations are a joy, and the song's rhythm and rhyme make it easy toremember and sing."--School Library Journal

Nicola Davies
Big Blue Whale
by Candlewick (Hardcover) (Release Date: 1997-06-02)

A richly illustrated study of the world's largest marine mammal follows the great blue whale as it makes its way through its undersea environment."

Wendy Tokuda, Richard Hall
Humphrey the Lost Whale
by Heian (Paperback)

Describes how a migrating humpback whale mistakenly entered the San Francisco Bay in 1985 and swam sixty-four miles inland before being led back to the sea by people concerned for his welfare.

Dyan Sheldon
The Whales' Song
by Dial (Hardcover)

Lilly listens as her grandmother tells of the whales she loved as a child--how she'd wait by the sea with a special gift, until finally they came, with a gift of their own. The whales fill Lilly's dreams. She believes they will come to her, if only she can show them how to find her. The poetic text is illuminated by breathtaking oil paintings.

Barbara Juster Esbensen
Baby Whales Drink Milk (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 1)
by HarperCollins (Paperback) (Release Date: 1994-01-30)

‘The title epitomizes Esbensen’s creative presentation of an important concept: how whales differ from the fish they seem to resemble and share characteristics with other mammals.… An excellent addition to the Let’s-Read-and-Find-Outseries.’—K. ‘Introduces a full range of information about whale anatomy, development, and behavior.… Esbensen’s simple, informative text keeps its young audience clearly in view.’—BL.

DK Publishing
DK Handbooks: Whales Dolphins and Porpoises
by DK ADULT (Hardcover)

Annotated illustrations, descriptions, identification checklist, behavior, and sighting tips.

Deborah Page
Orcas Around Me: My Alaskan Summer
by Albert Whitman & Company (Library Binding)

A young boy describes his summers spent fishing for salmon with his parents and younger brother off the southeastern coast of Alaska.

Andrea Helman
O Is for Orca: A Pacific Northwest Alphabet Book
by Sasquatch Books (Hardcover)

A bright, colorful children's alphabet book, in which each letter is stunningly represented by an Art Wolfe photograph of an animal, plant, or place particular to the region spanning Alaska, British Columbia, Washington, and Oregon.

Allan Drummond, Herman Melville
Moby Dick
by Farrar Straus Giroux (Hardcover)

In this full-color picture-book adaptation of the classic, Allan Drummond pays homhge to one of the greatest sea stories ever told. Staying as true to Herman Melville's language as possible, and taking Ishmael as his narrator, Drummond tells of the adventure of Captain Ahab's relentless quest for revenge.

Robert Matero
The Birth of a Humpback Whale
by Atheneum (Hardcover)

Born in the waters off Hawaii, a baby humpback whale grows up in the safety of the lagoon, where she practices swimming techniques, gains her layers of much-needed blubber, and enjoys high-spirited play with other whale youngsters.

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