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Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Bowhead whales are the longest-lived mammals on the planet, with a lifespan of over 200 years. In this heartwarming story, a grandfather bowhead recounts to his young grandchild calf all the beautiful, amazing, and surprising things he has seen in his lifetime--all while ensuring the little calf that there is nothing more wonderous than the love a grandfather has for his grandchild. Richly illustrated and lovingly told, this book is a warm and inviting...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 810L
Language
English
Description
"A nonfiction picture book about the life of a bowhead whale."--
"Almost 200 years ago ... Our journey begins with the birth of a bowhead whale, the longest-living mammal in the world. Over the course of her life in the Arctic, the bowhead whale witnesses many changes: from an era of peace and solitude to one of oil rigs and cruise liners. With gorgeous, detailed, and striking illustrations, this well researched and thoughtfully curated nonfiction...
3) Ice whale
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
750L
Language
English
Description
In 1848, ten-year-old Toozak, a Yupik Eskimo, sees a whale being born and is told by a shaman that he and his descendants must protect that whale, which Toozak names Siku, as long as it lives.
4) Whale snow
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
At the first whaling feast of the season, a young Inupiat boy learns about the importance of the bowhead whale to his people and their culture. Includes facts about the Inupiat and the bowhead whale.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Marine scientist Michael J. Moore says we are all whalers, but we don't have to be. Eating fish leads to North Atlantic right whales' entanglement and death. Buying goods made around the world requires global shipping routes, which do not accurately consider right whale breeding and feeding sites, leading to collision. To explain this, Moore conveys to readers scenes from over thirty years' worth of fieldwork, performing whale necropsies for animals...
Author
Pub. Date
[2009]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
NC 1150L
Language
English
Description
John Craighead George is an Arctic whale scientist studying bowhead whales in Barrow, Alaska. He conducts his research in harmony with the cultural traditions of the Iųpiaq Eskimos, natives to the area, who have been hunting these whales for more than two thousand years.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
Animals Illustrated mixes fun-filled animal facts suitable for the youngest of readers with intricately detailed illustrations to create a unique and beautiful collection of children?s nonfiction books on Arctic animals. Each volume contains first-hand accounts from authors who live in the Arctic, along with interesting facts on the behaviours and biology of each animal. In this book, kids will learn how bowheads raise their babies, where they live,...
Author
Series
Report / 115th Congress 2d session Senate volume 115-425
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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