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44) Heartbeat
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 x 27 cm
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English
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Separated from her mother, a young whale swims the oceans for decades until she finds a young girl who shares her vision of one planet for which all are responsible.
45) Little Whale
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36 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
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English
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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.
46) Sperm whale
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1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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"Most wildlife documentaries focus on animal behavior, but Inside Nature's Giants goes inside the largest animals on the planet to explore their anatomy, reveal their intricate inner workings and uncover their evolutionary secrets. In this episode, veterinary scientist Mark Evans and comparative anatomist Joy Reidenberg battle through the night against a rising tide to explore the mysteries of the largest predator on Earth--the Sperm Whale. Despite...
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300 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
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English
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Hoyt takes readers into the the field for an intimate encounter with some 90 species of cetaceans. You'll discover unique insights into the life histories of these compelling marine mammals.
"In the Encyclopedia of Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises, award-winning author and whale researcher Erich Hoyt takes readers into the field for an intimate encounter with some 90 species of cetaceans that make their homes in the world's oceans. Drawing on decades...
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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...
51) Killer whales
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48 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 22 cm.
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English
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This book briefly examines the behaviors and habitat of the killer whale.
Introduces killer whales, discussing their physical characteristics, diet, habitats, and status as an endangered species.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm
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English
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When a big blue whale comes to live near their reef, there is a misunderstanding between him and Rainbow Fish and his friends that leaves everyone very unhappy and hungry. The glittering hero of the award-winning "The Rainbow Fish" crosses paths with a big blue whale. The gentle creature loves watching the sparkling fish at play, but because of his size, the little fish are suspicious and assume he is up to no good. The misunderstanding quickly escalates...
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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, readers travel to Amboseli National Park in the threatened landscape of Kenya and witness struggling elephant families work out how to survive poaching and the pervasive drought, then to Yellowstone National...
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56 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
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English
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A brief introduction to the physical characteristics and behavior of various marine mammals, particularly whales and dolphins.
Presents an introductory look at the world of whales, dolphins, and other marine mammals and describes how they breathe, swim, feed, and communicate, and the dangers they face.
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Look out for Jojo’s new book, Paris for One and Other Stories, available now.
From the New York Times bestselling author of Me Before You and One Plus One, in an earlier work available in the U.S. for the first time, a surprising and moving romance set in an old-fashioned seaside town on the verge of unwelcome change
Liza McCullen will never...
From the New York Times bestselling author of Me Before You and One Plus One, in an earlier work available in the U.S. for the first time, a surprising and moving romance set in an old-fashioned seaside town on the verge of unwelcome change
Liza McCullen will never...
57) Moby-Dick
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149 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
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English
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An abridged retelling of the adventures of a young seaman when he joins the crew of the whaling ship Pequod, led by the fanatical Captain Ahab in pursuit of the white whale Moby Dick.
58) Blue whales
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English
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Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, and life cycle of the world's biggest animal, the blue whale.
59) Whaley Whale
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 17 cm.
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English
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The reader is invited to find Whaley Whale's hiding place.
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102 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
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English
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Now that Professor Whale has retired, he writes many letters to "You, Whoever You Are, Who Lives on the Other Side of the Horizon". Seal and Pelican are busy delivering the letters and Penguin is now teaching. Although he is happy his friends are doing so well, Whale wants a special friend ; who might call him by a friendly sort of name. Like Whaley, maybe, instead of "Professor."
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