Baby Beluga (Raffi Songs to Read)

This is the “Baby Beluga” song with words and pictures. The last page has the musical notation.

This is a sweet book, beautifully illustrated. The text is actually the lyrics to a children's song, and it was one of my son's favorites, about a young beluga whale and his friends in the cold waters of the Arctic.

This is a short little poem/song book about a little beluga whale. The story follows the whale throughout its day of swimming around in the ocean.

Baby Beluga is a pretty cute little book. I can't help but sing it when I read it or even look at it for that matter. At the back of the book, it has

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the music scores so you could play it and sing it if you wanted.

This book would be great to use with a music unit. It's a poem as well as a song but you could even teach your children how songs are sometimes poems put to music like the national anthem. It would be a really fun book to do with your children if you were teaching anything to do with whales or the ocean to get them into it. I would reccommend it for younger children. Older kids would probably find it cheesy. I think it's cute though!

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The pictures in this board book are pleasant, and deeply rooted in the north of BC. The words, or lyrics rather, are uncomfortable to read - even after I learned the tune, I thought the words were awkward.

Great pictures to a classic children's song.

I read it, but I just don't get what the fuss is all about. It didn't do much for me or my 2y9m kid.

This book is about a baby whale that swims around. It is a song. I would use this in the classroom because the children can learn the song along with the book. I would use this for grades 4k, and k-2.

One of the best children's books that I read growing up. It's cute and light. Great pictures too.

A wonderful story/song about a little white whale.
Source: Dana's Personal Library
Age: 0-4 years

Baby Beluga is a classic, and I enjoyed it even as a child. The main idea about the book is an informative book about the Beluga whale and it's surroundings. The most enjoyable element of the book is the smooth word flow, which is impacted by the enclusion of a melody to the structure of the book

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so the book can be either read aloud or sang along. The illustrations are full of soft pastel colors and soft shapes, creating a comforting atmosphere for a book about a baby animal.

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This book have a colorful illustration about baby whale, penguins and other sea creatures.
Source: Mcchord AFB Library
Age: 2-3

Somewhat informational. Book with a song. Rhyming/sing-a-long. "songs to read"

So far "Baby Beluga" has the highest words-to-adorable-swaying-baby ratio of all our books (but not all the toys: that honour goes to "Jazzy Sax").

A definite crowd pleaser during storytime and quiet time, the pictures make the song even better.

I read it, but I just don't get what the fuss is all about. It didn't do much for me or my 2y9m kid.