Pallotta, Jerry
Summary: This nonfiction reader compares and contrasts two unlikely animals: a blue whale and a mosquito! Readers will learn about each animal's anatomy, behavior, and more. Then compare and contrast the battling pair before finally discovering the winner!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic, Inc. 2024
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Summary: "Did you know that whales breathe air just like people do? How about that a blue whale is one of the biggest mammals that ever lived? Discover these fascinating facts and more in this updated deep-dive into the biology of whales" -- From book jacket flap.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2022
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Summary: Many mammals are unique, especially when it comes to what's going on inside their bodies. Kangaroos, bats, elephants, and other mammals each have special internal body parts that help them function every day. This book gives readers a look at these animals' interesting insides. Colorful diagrams, paired with simple labels and descriptions of the animal's key components, provide a unique and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Windmill Books 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599 WESMason, Adrienne
Summary: "Using a highly visual approach and a "slow build" of concepts, Whales To the Rescue explores how whales help to maintain a healthy ocean and, by extension, a healthy and biodiverse planet. Whales are ecosystems engineers -- animals that create, modify or maintain a habitat or ecosystem. In its lifetime, a whale can improve our planet's health by reducing the amount of carbon dioxide, one of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kids Can Press 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.5 MASPallotta, Jerry
Summary: Contains facts about whales and giant squid, comparing such aspects as their sizes, brain structure, and abilities.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2012
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Summary: Ten fierce animals battle it out in this exciting bind-up featuring five books in this action-packed animal series! Which dangerous animals would win in a fight? Find out in this awesome bind-up of five books in the popular Who Would Win? series. The collection features a range of mammals, sea creatures, reptiles, and birds to satisfy all kinds of animal fans, including Falcon vs. Hawk, Hyena...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic, Inc. 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 590 PALPallotta, Jerry.
Summary: Contains facts about killer whales and great white sharks, comparing such aspects as their sizes, brain structure, and abilities.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2009
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J599.536 PALYoung, Karen Romano
Summary: Introduces whales, discussing their physical features, behavior, and complex communication abilities, along with a history of whaling and a description of the efforts being made by scientists around the world to save them from extinction. --Publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Twenty-First Century Books 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 599.5 YOUHansen, 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 HANTaylor-Butler, Christine
Summary: Did you know that the tongue of blue whale can weigh as much as an elephant? How about that blue whales' songs can be louder than the engine of a jet plane? Or that, with the right equipment, you can hear a blue whale's heartbeat two miles away? Perfect for all animal lovers--and blue whale fans in particular--this book is filled with all the facts you need to know to become a blue whale...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.5 TAYBoersma, Alex
Summary: "A nonfiction picture book about the life of a bowhead whale"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.5 BOEGentle, 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 GENStewart, Melissa
Summary: "When a whale passes away, its body sinks to the ocean floor and becomes an energy-rich food source for organisms living in the deep sea"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Studio, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC 2023
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Summary: Explores what makes whales different from other sea creatures, looks at the portrayal of the species in myth and folklore, and explains how to tell the difference between the ten types of whales.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2019
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J599.5 ANTOsborne, Mary Pope
Summary: "Track the facts about the unicorn of the sea--the narwhal--and its closest relatives!"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.5 OSBCopies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.5 OSBGreen, Jen.
Summary: An introduction to the sea mammals including physical characteristics and living areas of dolphins, whales, seals and sea cows.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grolier 2009
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Summary: An introduction to the different types of whales, describing their behavior, habitat, and eating and reproductive processes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bookwright 1990
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE 599.5 PENRoss, Judy.
Summary: A colorful and informative book about the habits, habitat, characteristics, and diet of wolves adn whales.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 1996
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 591Sewell, Jacquie
Summary: One medium-size whale carcass delivers as much food to the dark, cold ocean depths as 4,000 years of sinking food particles. When a dead whale arrives, the café opens for business, and who better than Dan Tavis to show us the bizarre deep-ocean diners who show up? Hagfish, zombie worms, sleeper sharks--this group of patrons is stranger than the denizens of the Mos Eisley Cantina in Star Wars. A...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tilbury House Publishers 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 577.7 SEWWorth, Bonnie.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2006
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Summary: Discusses the life and habitat of the sperm 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 GENCarrick, Carol.
Summary: Surveys the whaling industry, ranging from hunting in colonial America to modern whaling regulations and conservation efforts.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion Books 1993
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 639.2 CARTerp, Gail
Summary: Diagrams, graphs, and other infographics give readers visual literacy practice while also digging into the killer whales' appearances, daily lives, and homes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Black Rabbit Books 2017
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE TERDePalma, Johnny
Summary: Without an ability to vocalize, 52 is unable to make whale friends. Even though lonely, he finds contentment living in his beautiful ocean home.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020