Mason, Adrienne
Summary: "Using a highly visual approach and a "slow build" of concepts, Whales To the Rescue explores how whales help to maintain a healthy ocean and, by extension, a healthy and biodiverse planet. Whales are ecosystems engineers -- animals that create, modify or maintain a habitat or ecosystem. In its lifetime, a whale can improve our planet's health by reducing the amount of carbon dioxide, one of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kids Can Press 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.5 MASPallotta, Jerry
Summary: Contains facts about whales and giant squid, comparing such aspects as their sizes, brain structure, and abilities.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2012
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Summary: "A book about the rich ecosystem that springs up around the death of a whale in the deep sea"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2024
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Summary: Photographs and text provide information about right whales, looking at their behaviors, feeding habits, communication skills, and physical appearance; and discussing the reasons for their endangered status.
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Publisher / Publication Date: G. Stevens 2001
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 599.5 GENYoung, Karen Romano
Summary: Introduces whales, discussing their physical features, behavior, and complex communication abilities, along with a history of whaling and a description of the efforts being made by scientists around the world to save them from extinction. --Publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Twenty-First Century Books 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 599.5 YOUPallotta, Jerry
Summary: This nonfiction reader compares and contrasts two unlikely animals: a blue whale and a mosquito! Readers will learn about each animal's anatomy, behavior, and more. Then compare and contrast the battling pair before finally discovering the winner!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic, Inc. 2024
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Summary: "Did you know that whales breathe air just like people do? How about that a blue whale is one of the biggest mammals that ever lived? Discover these fascinating facts and more in this updated deep-dive into the biology of whales" -- From book jacket flap.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.5 GIBWest, David
Summary: Many mammals are unique, especially when it comes to what's going on inside their bodies. Kangaroos, bats, elephants, and other mammals each have special internal body parts that help them function every day. This book gives readers a look at these animals' interesting insides. Colorful diagrams, paired with simple labels and descriptions of the animal's key components, provide a unique and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Windmill Books 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599 WESGentle, Victor.
Summary: Photographs and simple text describe the characteristics, eating habits, habitats, and behavior of blue whales.
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Publisher / Publication Date: G. Stevens 2001
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 599.5 GENRiggs, Kate.
Summary: "A basic exploration of the appearance, behavior, and habitat of killer whales, Earth's deadliest dolphins. Also included is a story from folklore explaining the killer whale's creation"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Creative Education 2012
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1 available in J Non Fic Series, Call number: JE 599.53 RIGOsborne, Mary Pope
Summary: "Track the facts about the unicorn of the sea--the narwhal--and its closest relatives!"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.5 OSBSummary: North Atlantic right whales are among the planet's most critically endangered large ocean mammals. With fewer than 350 remaining as of 2023, they could be extinct within 20 years. But teams of marine biologists and whale rescuers are determined to help save the species.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV SAVRoss, Judy.
Summary: A colorful and informative book about the habits, habitat, characteristics, and diet of wolves adn whales.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 1996
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 591Burnett, D. Graham.
Summary: Explores how humans' view of whales changed from the nineteenth to the twentieth century, looking at how the sea mammals were once viewed as monsters but evolved into something much gentler and more beautiful.
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Chicago Press 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 599.5072 BURGiggs, Rebecca.
Summary: "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. Fathoms : The World in the Whale blends natural history, philosophy, and science to explore: How do whales experience ecological change? How has whale culture been both understood and altered by human technology?...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Sci Nat GiggsSewell, Jacquie
Summary: One medium-size whale carcass delivers as much food to the dark, cold ocean depths as 4,000 years of sinking food particles. When a dead whale arrives, the café opens for business, and who better than Dan Tavis to show us the bizarre deep-ocean diners who show up? Hagfish, zombie worms, sleeper sharks--this group of patrons is stranger than the denizens of the Mos Eisley Cantina in Star Wars. A...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tilbury House Publishers 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 577.7 SEWHansen, Grace
Summary: "Readers will learn about the impressive migration of North Pacific humpback whales. The title will cover information like why and when they migrate, how far they migrate, and where they migrate. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Jumbo is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO." - Abdo Publishing website.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO 2018
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Summary: Did you know that the tongue of blue whale can weigh as much as an elephant? How about that blue whales' songs can be louder than the engine of a jet plane? Or that, with the right equipment, you can hear a blue whale's heartbeat two miles away? Perfect for all animal lovers--and blue whale fans in particular--this book is filled with all the facts you need to know to become a blue whale...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2023
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Summary: An introduction to the physical characteristics, behavior, and life cycle of the killer whale.
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Publisher / Publication Date: SeaStar Books 2002
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Summary: Photographs and text provide information about Orcas, or killer whales, looking at their behaviors, feeding habits, communication skills, and physical appearance; and discussing the reasons for their endangered status.
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Publisher / Publication Date: G. Stevens 2001
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Summary: A story drawn from Haida Indian literary tradition in which a boy falls from his canoe into a world of eighteen-foot tall humanlike creatures who welcome him and eventually return him to his village.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beyond Words Pub. 1995
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 398.2 LEWPallotta, Jerry
Summary: Ten fierce animals battle it out in this exciting bind-up featuring five books in this action-packed animal series! Which dangerous animals would win in a fight? Find out in this awesome bind-up of five books in the popular Who Would Win? series. The collection features a range of mammals, sea creatures, reptiles, and birds to satisfy all kinds of animal fans, including Falcon vs. Hawk, Hyena...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic, Inc. 2022
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1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: J 590 PALJohnson, Christina.
Summary: Questions and answers explore the world of baleen whales, with an emphasis on the blue whale.
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Publisher / Publication Date: World Book, Inc. 2006
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1 available in J Non Fic Series, Call number: J 599.5 WORDePalma, Johnny
Summary: Without an ability to vocalize, 52 is unable to make whale friends. Even though lonely, he finds contentment living in his beautiful ocean home.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020