In this book, early fluent readers will learn how the gray whale came back from the brink of extinction.
The Gray Whale: Eschrichtius robustus provides an introduction to the understanding of Eschrichtius robustus or the gray whale. This book explores the life processes, reproduction, and growth of large cetacean populations.
Traces the lives of gray whales during their migrations between Alaska and Mexico, from their summer feeding grounds in the Bering Sea to winter birthing lagoons in Baja, examining their rich history including the conflict between their ...
Describes blue whales, discussing where and how they live and their size, important body parts, method of communication, diet, and babies.
In Mothers and the Mexican Antinuclear Power Movement, Velma Garc’a-Gorena traces the protest movement against the Mexican government's Laguna Verde nuclear plant, outlining the movement's formation, development, and decline.
Describes how J.J., a baby gray whale born off the California coast and separated from her mother, was rescued and returned to the open sea.
I slid a knife around the edges of the golden brown loaves and thought about the changes the last week had wrought in ... and the police were looking into Nina Torrone's disappearance—and the disappearance of Anne Stokes years earlier.
Part mystery, part magical tale, this is the story of a miraculous ocean encounter that happened to the adventurer, swimmer, and bestselling author when she was seventeen and in training for a big swim.
Silver Nautilus Book Award Winner "Best Book About the Environment" by Chicago Review of Books An ode to marine life and the natural world, these essays reveal the elusive lives of whales in the Pacific Ocean—home to orcas, humpbacks, ...
When Whales Cross the Sea enchants readers with a story-like narrative while subtly teaching the role of migration in the whale's life cycle. Includes a "fast facts" page, a glossary, and realistic, text-match illustrations.
He also tells the stories of some of the more than 150 international journalists who brought the story to the world's attention.