whales

Describes gray whales, where they live, what they eat, and their family life.

Describes the physical characteristics, habits, and natural environment of the world's most common whale, the finback.

Introduces the physical appearance, habits, diet, and habitat of the blue whale and threats to its existence.

Walter Coleman takes six tourists on his boat to observe the gray whales giving birth in a protected lagoon. Similar fictional vignettes combined with factual information focus on the behavior and endangered situation of several species of whales.

Describes the characteristics of thirteen varieties of toothed and baleen whales, listing the height, weight, preferred foods, habitats, and other facts about each, and including range maps and photographs.

When Billy Twitters' mother follows through on her threat to buy him a blue whale if he refuses to obey, he finds himself the owner of an enormous pet that he must take with him everywhere, which does not make him popular at school.

Provides descriptions and annotated illustrations of various species of whales, dolphins, and porpoises, and includes distribution maps, as well as habitat, group size, adult weight, and other indicators.

When Ms Frizzle's class was working on their whale unit they went on an actual whale watch field trip.

Ishmael seeks a thrilling adventure, so he joins the crew of a whaling ship.

Examines the world of marine mammals and discusses how species of whales, dolphins, walruses, and manatee live and communicate as well as some of the legends that surround them.