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Questions and answers about whales, explaining how and where they live, details about their bodies, how their senses operate, how and what they eat, their reproduction systems, and defense skills.

Explains how the earth's biggest mammal evolved from a land animal into a sea animal.

Ishmael, a sailor, recounts the ill-fated voyage of a whaling ship led by the fanatical Captain Ahab in search of the white whale that had crippled him.

The author explains what happened when she was on a training swim in the ocean off the coast of Santa Catalina Island when she suddenly realized a baby gray whale was swimming beside her.

Simple text and color photographs introduce the characteristics and habits of whales and dolphins.

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.

Describes the behavior, habitats, and individual species of whales and dolphins, including the bottlenose dolphin, humpback whale, and right whale.

Omu longs to find the magic he needs to create great whalebone carvings and inspired music on his harmonica, but he does not discover the inspiration until he stands watch beside a dying killer whale.

Provides information about whales, discussing fourteen topics including where they live, how they give birth and raise their calves, and what they eat.

While observing whales in the Atlantic Ocean, a girl falls overboard.

Leo learns about the cycle of water from his big sister Laurie when they build a giant whale out of snow with their friends, climbing on its back and sliding down its sides until the sun shines and melts the whale back into the ocean.

Bewitched by the raven's description of whalesong, two polar bear cubs go in search of the whales, encountering caribou, a walrus, and other animals on the way.

When Little Whale makes her first migration to the north, she and her mother have some narrow escapes.

Examines the physical characteristics, habits, and habitats of the blue whale.

A child's dream about the danger threatening the whales leads him to plant and cultivate a garden in which new whales grow.