In 1848, ten-year-old Toozak, a Yupik Eskimo, sees a whale being born and is told by a shaman that he and his descendants must protect that whale, which Toozak names Siku, as long as it lives.
When a giant whale washes up on shore, a little boy and the rest of the town must work together with the sun and the moon and the stars and the fishes to set things right again.
"A kindergarten-level introduction to whales, covering their growth process, behaviors, the oceans they call home, and such defining features as their blowholes"--.
This book describes the special abilities that orcas have adapted to help them survive in their wild environment, what humans have trained them to do using their special skills and intelligence, where their abilities are superior to our own, and how we have used technology to recreate orcas' abilities.
Photographs and simple text share facts and information about humpback whales, describing their physical characteristics, diet, habitat, and related topics.
A big blue whale comes to live near the reef creating a misunderstanding between him and Rainbow Fish and his friends that leaves everyone very unhappy and hungry.
"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"--Provided by publisher.
