Little whale - Hardcover

Ann McGovern

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0590076302 ISBN 13: 9780590076302

Publisher: Four Winds Press, 1979

Synopsis

Easy flowing, uncomplicated language tells the story of a humpback whale - from the day she is born, already weighing a ton, to a time when she struggles to avoid the ever-present whale-hunting ships. Young readers will discover many fascinating facts about the humpback whale in this easy-to-read text. They'll find out where whales live; how whales find their food; how they breathe the air they need as mammals; and how they sing underwater. The author closes with a note describing efforts being made to keep the whale from becoming extinct. There is also a glossary of whale words. The text is beautifully illustrated with John Hamberger's full-color art. An afterward on ecological preservation and a glossary are included.

About this title

From the Publisher:

Earthworm Award for the book that "does the most to encourage environmental awareness and sensitivity in children."

Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.:

How do whales find their way across the wide, wide ocean?

Maybe the sun guides them by day.

Maybe the stars guide them by night.

Maybe the older whales remember some of the things they passed on other journeys.

A wreck of a ship. Or an underwater mountain.

No one knows for sure how whales find their way.

But year after year whales return to the same place.

About this edition

• Publisher: Four Winds Press
• Publication date: 1979
• ISBN 10: 0590076302
• ISBN 13: 9780590076302
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 43
• Illustrator: John Hamberger