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Provides answers to a variety of questions about whales and dolphins, covering physical characteristics, behaviors, diet, and more; and includes illustrations, cartoons, activities, and a quiz.

Describes killer whales, how they hunt, reproduction and communication, the challenges of habitat loss and pollution, and more.

An introduction to the largest mammals that ever lived, with a brief history of whaling and how it has threatened the whales' survival.

Discusses the physical characteristics, habits, natural environment, and relationship to human beings of whales and dolphins.

Surveys the whaling industry, ranging from hunting in colonial America to modern whaling regulations and conservation efforts.

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.

Describes threats to whale survival and examines conservation efforts up close, profiling projects and workers.

Examines the world of orca whales featuring close-up, color photographs.

Two six-year-olds on a whale-watching expedition see different kinds of whales engaging in such activities as headstanding and lunge feeding.

A lonely old man who waits each year to see the orcas swim past his house imparts his love of the whales to his granddaughter.

Explores how whales live, why they are in danger, and what is being done to stop them from disappearing from our planet forever.

Describes how J.J., a baby gray whale born off the California coast and separated from her mother, was rescued and returned to the open sea.

Peg, a big strapping seven-year-old lass who has caught everything else in the sea, joins the crew of the whaling ship Viper and sets out to catch herself a whale.

Presents information on the physical characteristics, life cycle, and behavior of killer whales, with an emphasis on how they hunt.

Provides information about whales, describing their size, how they breathe, how they catch their food, their behaviors, and efforts to protect them.