whales

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The Sea World book of whales

1987
Describes the evolution, physical characteristics, habits, various species, and natural environment of the whale.

Eye of the whale

epic passage from Baja to Siberia
2001
Examines the migration of the California gray whale and the interaction they have with humans, including whale watchers, hunters, whalers, marine scientists and conservationists.

Whales

1997

10 things I know about whales

1989
Discusses the physical characteristics and behavior of whales.

The whale

in search of the giants of the sea
2010
Explores the troubled history of man and whale, traces the whale's cultural history, and seeks to discover why these strange and beautiful animals continue to exert such a powerful grip on human imagination.

Mind in the waters

a book to celebrate the consciousness of whales and dolphins
1974

On different shores

1998
While participating in the rescue of a beached whale, Australian teenager Tess finally confronts her fear of swimming and begins to resolve her difficult relationship with her father.

Whalesinger

1990
A scientific field trip on the California coast, near the possible site of a sunken treasure ship from Francis Drake's expedition, brings together two teenagers, an emotionally isolated boy and a girl who is discovering she shares an empathic bond with two gray whales in the area.

Kiss me, Janie Tannenbaum

1992
Janie gains a new perspective on boys when she and her boy-crazy best friend go on a whale watching expedition.

Gigi, a baby whale borrowed for science and returned to the sea

1980
An account of a gray whale calf taken from its mother for study in a sheltered environment before being returned to the sea.

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