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Wednesday, a whale living in captivity, is inspired by a little girl named Piper to try to reach the sea.

Whales migrate incredibly long distances every year! They travel to warmer waters in the winter to mate and to cooler waters in the summer. From calf to whale and through the oceans of the world, follow the amazing whale journey.

Presents an introduction to the whales of the Arctic regions, discussing their physical characteristics, behaviors, reproductive habits, and predators, along with descriptions of such animals as the humpback whale, bowhead whale, beluga whale, narwhal, and gray whale.

Did you know that there are two different kinds of whales: baleen and toothed? Learn this and more alongside beautiful, full-bleed color photographs. Complete with glossary, index, and table of contents. Abdo Kids is a division of ABDO.

Contains facts about killer whales and great white sharks, comparing such aspects as their sizes, brain structure, and abilities.

"Moby Dick (1851) is an epic tale of the conflict between man and his fate. Captain Ahab's obsessive quest to destroy the great white whale that tore off his leg leads the Pequod and its crew to disaster. Melville's extraordinary narrative defies c1assification: it teems with ideas and imagery and the passion of its author."--Jacket.

Whale's beautiful song calms a wriggly octopus, cheers a sad urchin, and much more but cannot cure his loneliness without the help of his friends.

Emma, a young girl with an affinity for the ocean, finds a baby whale beached on the shore and tries to save her.

Mocked by a classmate for writing a story about a narwhal, mermaid Cora and her friends embark on a quest to find these not-so-mythical creatures to prove their classmate wrong.

"A small blue whale learns the meaning of friendship"--