Whales

by Seymour Simon

Paperback, 1992

Status

Available

Call number

MARI

Genres

All Topics

Nonfiction

Publication

Harpercollins Childrens Books (1992), Edition: Reprint, 32 pages

Description

Describes, in text and illustrations, the physical characteristics, habits, and natural environment of various species of whales.

User reviews

LibraryThing member JaclynPoe

Whales, is a book themed around...Whales of course! It is a great book chuck full of information about these animals. I would use this book in my teaching if we were do a lesson on aquatic life. I like this book becuase of the beautiful pictures it contains. I would recommend this book to children

in grades 5-6.

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LibraryThing member Shelbya14

Whales is an informational text about various aspects of whales. It compares how whales are similar to humans and other mammals, illustrates the difference between whales and fish, and gives a brief bio of several different types of whales. The print is large but there is a lot of text in the book.

It is probably best suited for upper elementary and middle school.
There were some incredible facts included in this book and some really interesting comparisons. The pictures were gorgeous and a lot of information was covered. However, I felt that it needed to be more clearly organized with chapters or headings. I also felt that the "protect the whales" page at the end was kind of thrown in. It seemed like the message might have been repeated throughout.

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LibraryThing member RuthFinnigan

I had a chance to look through this with one of my students during free time. The more information we read about whales, the more questions he had! It is a great book full of information, reminds me of the books I used to read from national gepgraphic for kids where I learned about interesting

subjects. Great presentation!

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