Hansen, Grace
Summary: "Readers will learn about the impressive migration of North Pacific humpback whales. The title will cover information like why and when they migrate, how far they migrate, and where they migrate. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Jumbo is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO." - Abdo Publishing website.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.5 HANJordan, Christina.
Summary: A young boy imagines how different his life would be if he were a humpback whale.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Magic Wagon 2012
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE FIC JORO'Connell, Jennifer
Summary: This true story describes the rescue of a humpback whale.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tilbury House, Publishers 2013
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 599.525 OCOMarino, Gianna
Summary: "Little Blue, a young humpback whale, has never made the long migration up the coast, and he is worried about his first long journey with Papa"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC MARBurleigh, Robert
Summary: In the icy waters of the Pacific, a massive humpback whale unexpectedly finds herself tangled in a net abandoned by fishermen. When a rescue boat and a convoy of divers arrive to help the struggling humpback, a realistic and moving encounter bridges the human and aquatic worlds.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.5 BURCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.5 BurSummary: A filmmaker investigates his traumatic encounter with a 30-ton humpback whale that breached and almost landed on him while he was kayaking. What he discovers raises far bigger questions about humans' relationship with whales and their future.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV WHAContents: Satin Bowerbird -- American Alligator -- Jaguar -- Superb Lyrebird -- Three-humped Treehopper -- Yellow Buffalo Threehopper -- Capercaillie -- Franquet's Epauletted Bat -- Bowhead Whale -- Humpback Whale -- Knudsen's Frog -- Tungara Frog -- Smoky Jungle Frog -- Club-winged Manakin -- Black-and-gold Cotinga -- Red-ruffed Fruitcrow -- Capuchinbird -- Screaming Piha -- Bearded Manakin -- Greater...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology/Library of Natural Sounds 2001
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INFORMATION MACGentle, Victor.
Summary: Describes the physical characteristics, eating habits, behavior, and migration of the humpback whale.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Pub. 2001
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 599.5 GENEsbensen, Barbara Juster.
Summary: Describes the behavior of the humpback whale, with an emphasis on the fact that it is a mammal and shares the characteristics of other mammals.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 1994
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE LETTokuda, Wendy
Summary: Describes how a migrating humpback whale mistakenly entered the San Francisco Bay in 1985 and swam sixty-four miles inland before being led back to the sea by people concerned for his welfare.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HEIAN 0000
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE TOKEggers, Dave
Summary: Convinced whale songs are boring, young humpback whale Soren decides to write his own, catchier tunes, and even when his music is met with less than encouraging feedback, he finds a way to keep composing.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cameron Kids 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE EGGLeaf, Christina
Summary: Nearly as large as a school bus, humpback whales are a sight to see! Near the surface, these giants will come up to breathe from their blowholes. They migrate to find food and may hunt in groups. Since these whales do not have teeth, they happily gulp prey with their enormous mouths. Deep below the surface, males sing songs. Get in tune with humpback whales and pick up this book for young...
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Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2018
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Place a hold to request this item.Winter, Paul.
Contents: Whales weep not! : overture (7:43) -- Dawnwatch (3:47) -- George and Gracie (2:07) -- Turning (4:02) -- Concerto for whale and organ (6:32) -- Humphrey's blues (3:38) -- Queequeg and I ; The water is wide (7:42) -- Ocean dream (6:49) -- The voyage home : finale (6:27).
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Publisher / Publication Date: Living Music 1987
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD NEW AGE WINMoore, Christopher
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2003
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC MOOWeller, Frances Ward.
Summary: Aboard a whale-watching boat, a youngster observes the activities of a humpback whale. Includes factual information on the characteristics of whales spotted off the New England coast.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 1991
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC WELYoung, Beryl
Summary: "Swimming, singing and blowing bubbles--baby whale calves and young human children share so many of the same activities! This lyrical picture book compares the relationship of a young child and mother with that of a whale calf and its mother, showing how the lives of the whales can be so touchingly like our own. Patterned in a call-and-response format, where the mother observes and the child...
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Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2022
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Summary: "Swimming, singing, and blowing bubbles--children and baby whales love many of the same things! This lyrical picture book shows us how whales' underwater lives are touchingly like our own. Patterned in a call-and-response format, Show Us Where You Live, Humpback begs to be read aloud at bedtime, and includes: wondrous facts about humpback whales, a celebration of our connection with the natural...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greystone Kids, Greystone Books 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE YOUSummary: A story of three animal families on a journey across our planet - polar bears, elephants, and humpback whales. It captures rare footage of nature's wildest and most elusive animals.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment 2009
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV EARCopies Available at Peninsula
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV EARFliess, Sue
Summary: Maggie and her team of marine biologists dive into the ocean with a pod of humpback whales to record their songs and learn about how whales communicate.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Albert Whitman & Company 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FLIStowe, Hannah
Summary: "As a young girl, Hannah Stowe was raised at the tide's edge on the Pembrokeshire coast of Wales, falling asleep to the sweep of the lighthouse beam. Now in her midtwenties, working as a marine biologist and sailor, Stowe draws on her professional experiences sailing tens of thousands of miles in the North Sea, North Atlantic, Mediterranean, Celtic Sea, and the Caribbean to explore the human...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tin House 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 STOWE, HANNAH STOSummary: When a lost Maiasura needs help finding her family, Diego jumps back in time to rescue her. In this exciting two-part episode, journey past all kinds of dinosaurs, through mud pits, past a rumbling volcano, and over rocky cliffs as Diego, Alicia, Dora, and Baby Jaguar jump back to the Cretaceous Period.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount Pictures 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV GOHudak, Heather C.
Summary: "Read about extraordinary animal migrations by water, from tremendous upstream journeys by Pacific salmon to the extreme long-distance migration of the humpback whale. Interesting facts and obstacles are highlighted, and a sidebar details how humans impact each migration."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crabtree Publishing Company 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 591.56 HUDDuTemple, Lesley A.
Summary: Describes the physical and social characteristics of various whale species, including the first year of a humpback whale calf.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications 1996