Shepherd, Jodie
Summary: "Introduces the reader to porpoises"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.53 SHESummary: The eighty-nine cetacean species that swim our seas and rivers are as diverse as they are intelligent and elusive, from the hundred-foot-long, two-hundred-ton blue whale to the lesser-known tucuxi, ginkgo-toothed beaked whale, and diminutive, critically endangered vaquita. The huge distances these highly migratory creatures cover and the depths they dive mean we catch only the merest glimpses...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The University of Chicago Press 2015
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 599 WHASmith, Roland
Summary: Ring and Asia Wilde's wild life is anything but ordinary. Instead of attending school, they travel the world with their tutor and parents (scientists who work to protect endangered species). On their last adventure, they swung through the Amazon rainforest to save their mom from vile kidnappers--while defending the forest's population of golden lion tamarins. Now they're in Baja, Mexico--the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2023
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Summary: "You see a fin poke out of the water. It's a big gray animal with a friendly face. It looks like a dolphin, but is it a porpoise? Dolphins and porpoises are similar, but they have some important differences. Find out how their fins, mouths, teeth, and behaviors can all help you tell these two animal look-alikes apart. Filled with stunning photos and playful text, early learners will be...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pebble, an imprint of Capstone 2022
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Summary: Explores the similarities between dolphins and porpoises, and how to tell them apart. Discover how traits like body shape, nose size, and dorsal fin shape can be used to identify these underwater mammals. Additional features include a side-by-side comparison of the animals, an activity encouraging readers to demonstrate their knowledge, a phonetic glossary, sources for further reading, an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Child's World 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.53 PEARead, Andrew J.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Voyageur Press 1999
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 599.53 REAArtist Not Provided
Summary: Follows environmental scientists, activists, undercover investigators, and others who are fighting to save the habitat of the critically endangered vaquita porpoise from destruction by Mexican drug cartels and Chinese traffickers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Allied Vaughn 2019
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV SEAStonehouse, Bernard.
Summary: In text and pictures, describes the various kinds of whales and their relatives, dolphins and porpoises, their life-cycles, and the best locations for humans to see them.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Checkmark Books 1998
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.5 STOWorth, Bonnie.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2006