Wanting to sail beyond its rock, a tiny snail hitches a ride on a big humpback whale and then is able to help the whale when it gets stuck in the sand.
Beluga, her mother, and their pod of white whales face many dangers while migrating from the freezing Arctic Ocean to the warmer waters of the Bering Sea.
A photographic introduction to whales, looking at different whale types, discussing where they live, what they eat, and how they give birth, grow, swim, communicate, and migrate, and including information on why whales are endangered.
Describes a year in the life of a male sperm whale who lives most of the time in cold Arctic waters, except for the time he goes south to tropical waters to mate.
Relates how a clever little fish and a mariner of "infinite-resource-and-sagacity" modify the whale's throat to keep him from devouring all the fish in the ocean.
