whaling

A cowboy eager to see the sea is shanghaied onto a whaling ship whose captain is interested only in playing the bassoon.

A young girl helps her father, the captain of a whale boat, on a whale-watching trip and relates how her ancestors hunted whales in the same waters. Includes information on the history of whaling, whale-watching, and the conservation movement to ensure the safety of whales.

Text and illustrations describe the role of whales in American history, discussing their uses, who hunted them and more.

Presents the true story of three men sent by President McKinley in 1897 to drive two herds of reindeer across parts of Alaska to feed stranded whalers whose ships were trapped in ice.

Captain Ahab takes his crew on a mission to find Moby Dick, the great white whale that crippled him.

Presents the story of Mocha Dick, the real-life whale who was the inspiration behind the classic novel "Moby Dick." Mocha Dick wreaked havoc on the whaling ships that attacked him, until the day he was finally killed, fifty-nine years after he was first spotted.

Peggony-Po, carved out of wood by his father, a one-legged whaler, determines to catch the huge whale that ate his father?s leg.