Author: Shannon Hale
Publisher: Wonderful World
ISBN: 9781627165723
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Written by a teacher, this beginning reader is approximately 750 words in length. Whales are amazing animals. Let your child discover whales today.
Whales, Library Edition Hardcover
Author: Shannon Hale
Publisher: Wonderful World
ISBN: 9781627165723
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Written by a teacher, this beginning reader is approximately 750 words in length. Whales are amazing animals. Let your child discover whales today.
Publisher: Wonderful World
ISBN: 9781627165723
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Written by a teacher, this beginning reader is approximately 750 words in length. Whales are amazing animals. Let your child discover whales today.
The Whale
Author: Philip Hoare
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061976202
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description
From his childhood fascination with the gigantic Natural History Museum model of a blue whale, to his abiding love of Moby-Dick, to his adult encounters with the living animals in the Atlantic Ocean, the acclaimed writer Philip Hoare has been obsessed with whales. The Whale is his unforgettable and moving attempt to explain why these strange and beautiful animals exert such a powerful hold on our imagination.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061976202
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description
From his childhood fascination with the gigantic Natural History Museum model of a blue whale, to his abiding love of Moby-Dick, to his adult encounters with the living animals in the Atlantic Ocean, the acclaimed writer Philip Hoare has been obsessed with whales. The Whale is his unforgettable and moving attempt to explain why these strange and beautiful animals exert such a powerful hold on our imagination.
Whales and Us
Author: India Desjardins
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
ISBN: 1459839366
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 31
Book Description
In the course of history, humans have had a negative impact on the lives of whales. There are many stories and legends about whales. Humans have long been fascinated by these majestic creatures. Maybe it’s their immense size or their mysterious songs. But how many of the stories are true? What do we really know about whales? And are we a threat to these creatures that captivate us? Author India Desjardins offers a glimpse into the lives of whales—their history, environment, biology and behavior. She explores our relationships with whales and the dangers that threaten their existence, and she shares what we can do to help keep them safe. Whales and Us is a beautifully illustrated tribute to these fragile giants and a powerful call to action, with the hope that they will never stop roaming the world’s oceans.
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
ISBN: 1459839366
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 31
Book Description
In the course of history, humans have had a negative impact on the lives of whales. There are many stories and legends about whales. Humans have long been fascinated by these majestic creatures. Maybe it’s their immense size or their mysterious songs. But how many of the stories are true? What do we really know about whales? And are we a threat to these creatures that captivate us? Author India Desjardins offers a glimpse into the lives of whales—their history, environment, biology and behavior. She explores our relationships with whales and the dangers that threaten their existence, and she shares what we can do to help keep them safe. Whales and Us is a beautifully illustrated tribute to these fragile giants and a powerful call to action, with the hope that they will never stop roaming the world’s oceans.
Wreck of the Whale Ship Essex: The Complete Illustrated Edition
Author: Owen Chase
Publisher: Zenith Press
ISBN: 1627886184
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Read Owen Chase's memoir which inspired Moby-Dick and In the Heart of the Sea, the major motion picture from Ron Howard, released December 2015. Owen Chase was the first mate on the ill-fated American whaling ship Essex, which was attacked and sunk by a sperm whale in the southern Pacific Ocean in 1820. The crew spent months at sea in leaking boats and endured the blazing sun, attacks by killer whales, and lack of food. The men were forced to resort to cannibalism before the final eight survivors were rescued. Herman Melville based his 1851 novel, Moby-Dick, on the sinking. Chase recorded the tale of the ship's sinking and the following events with harrowing clarity in the Wreck of the Whale Ship Essex. "I turned around and saw him about one hundred rods [500 m or 550 yards] directly ahead of us, coming down with twice his ordinary speed of around 24 knots (44 km/h), and it appeared with tenfold fury and vengeance in his aspect. The surf flew in all directions about him with the continual violent thrashing of his tail. His head about half out of the water, and in that way he came upon us, and again struck the ship." - Owen Chase. Filled with art, photographs, maps, and artifacts, this is a richly illustrated edition of Chase's memoir, augmented with memoirs of other participants, as well as the perspectives of historians, contemporary and modern. "If you are interested in a coffee-table book which covers the importance of the whaling industry and the wreck that influenced Herman Melville to write the American classic Moby-Dick, then get the Complete Illustrated Edition: Wreck of the Whale Ship Essex." - William Connery, Author of Civil War Northern Virginia 1861
Publisher: Zenith Press
ISBN: 1627886184
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Read Owen Chase's memoir which inspired Moby-Dick and In the Heart of the Sea, the major motion picture from Ron Howard, released December 2015. Owen Chase was the first mate on the ill-fated American whaling ship Essex, which was attacked and sunk by a sperm whale in the southern Pacific Ocean in 1820. The crew spent months at sea in leaking boats and endured the blazing sun, attacks by killer whales, and lack of food. The men were forced to resort to cannibalism before the final eight survivors were rescued. Herman Melville based his 1851 novel, Moby-Dick, on the sinking. Chase recorded the tale of the ship's sinking and the following events with harrowing clarity in the Wreck of the Whale Ship Essex. "I turned around and saw him about one hundred rods [500 m or 550 yards] directly ahead of us, coming down with twice his ordinary speed of around 24 knots (44 km/h), and it appeared with tenfold fury and vengeance in his aspect. The surf flew in all directions about him with the continual violent thrashing of his tail. His head about half out of the water, and in that way he came upon us, and again struck the ship." - Owen Chase. Filled with art, photographs, maps, and artifacts, this is a richly illustrated edition of Chase's memoir, augmented with memoirs of other participants, as well as the perspectives of historians, contemporary and modern. "If you are interested in a coffee-table book which covers the importance of the whaling industry and the wreck that influenced Herman Melville to write the American classic Moby-Dick, then get the Complete Illustrated Edition: Wreck of the Whale Ship Essex." - William Connery, Author of Civil War Northern Virginia 1861
The Whale and the Supercomputer
Author: Charles Wohlforth
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780865477148
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Scientists and natives wrestle with our changing climate in the land where it has hit first --and hardest.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780865477148
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Scientists and natives wrestle with our changing climate in the land where it has hit first --and hardest.
The Publishers' Trade List Annual
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 752
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 752
Book Description
The Whale Warriors
Author: Peter Heller
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 141653248X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
For two months, journalist Heller was aboard the pirate ship the "Farley Mowat" as it stalked its prey--a Japanese whaling fleet. Now, Heller chronicles this hair-raising journey, whose mission was to stop illegal whaling in the stormy, remote seas off Antarctica. 288.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 141653248X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
For two months, journalist Heller was aboard the pirate ship the "Farley Mowat" as it stalked its prey--a Japanese whaling fleet. Now, Heller chronicles this hair-raising journey, whose mission was to stop illegal whaling in the stormy, remote seas off Antarctica. 288.
To the Rescue! Collection
Author: National Geographic Kids
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 142632023X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Sometimes animals need help, and sometimes they do the helping. This title contains three exhilarating true stories of heroic animals and animal rescues.
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 142632023X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Sometimes animals need help, and sometimes they do the helping. This title contains three exhilarating true stories of heroic animals and animal rescues.
Whales
Author: Vaughan
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap
ISBN: 9780448064154
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap
ISBN: 9780448064154
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
National Geographic Kids Chapters: the Whale Who Won Hearts
Author: Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
Publisher: National Geographic Children's Books
ISBN: 1426315201
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
Follows an underwater wildlife photographer on four real-life adventures as he photographs leatherback sea turtles, harp seals, a whale named Wilma, and some gray reef sharks.
Publisher: National Geographic Children's Books
ISBN: 1426315201
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
Follows an underwater wildlife photographer on four real-life adventures as he photographs leatherback sea turtles, harp seals, a whale named Wilma, and some gray reef sharks.