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4) Whales
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110 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
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English
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Describes in detail the physical characteristics, behavior, and migration and life cycle of various kinds of whales, among the largest creatures ever known to have lived on Earth, and discusses the history of human interaction with these animals.
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xii, 322 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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"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...
6) Whales
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24 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
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English
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An introduction to whales, covering their physical characteristics, habits, prey, and relationship to humans.
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190 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 x 29 cm
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English
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One of the world's leading cetacean photographers describes his life photographing whales around the world, revealing their compexity and diversity and the continued threats to their existence from the whaling industry and environmental pollution.
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63 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 24 x 29 cm.
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English
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With their numbers diminishing, scientists are trying to solve the mystery of whale strandings. Why would the world's largest mammal do something that would most likely cause it to die? Around the world, scientists are trying to find the answer.
13) Amos & Boris
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32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 28 cm
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English
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Amos the mouse and Boris the whale have litsssssn common except that they are both mammals and save each other's lives.
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340 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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When writer Rebecca Giggs encountered a humpback whale stranded on her local beachfront in Australia, she began to wonder how the lives of whales reflect the condition of our oceans.
When Giggs encountered a humpback whale stranded on her local beachfront in Australia, she began to wonder how the lives of whales reflect the condition of our oceans. Here she blends natural history, philosophy, and science to learn about whales so rare they have never...
15) Killer whales
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39 pages : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm.
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English
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Presents information on the physical characteristics, life cycle, and behavior of killer whales, with an emphasis on how they hunt.
17) Killer whales
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
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English
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An introduction to the physical characteristics, behavior, and life cycle of the killer whale.
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60 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
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English
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Explores what makes whales different from all other underwater creatures. It shows how whales have evolved over millions of years, discusses their daily lives, puts the massive size of these creatures into perspective, and explains how to the difference between ten different types of whales. -- adapted from inside flap.
19) Whales
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23 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
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English
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"Information for children learning how to read about whales, with photographs"--
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