Illus. in full color.

The true story of Wrong Way Humphrey

A richly illustrated study of the world's largest marine mammal follows the great blue whale as it makes its way through its undersea environment."

Lilly listens as her grandmother tells of the whales she loved as a child--how she'd wait by the sea with a special gift, until finally they came, with a gift of their own. The whales fill Lilly's dreams. She believes they will come to her, if only she can show them how to find her. The poetic text is illuminated by breathtaking oil paintings.

‘The title epitomizes Esbensen’s creative presentation of an important concept: how whales differ from the fish they seem to resemble and share characteristics with other mammals.… An excellent addition to the Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out series.’—K. ‘Introduces a full range of information about whale anatomy, development, and behavior.… Esbensen’s simple, informative text keeps its young audience clearly in view.’—BL.

Listening to this lilting lullaby, young animal lovers will drift off to sleep with smiles on their faces. Miriam Schlein and Peter Sms have created an enchanting bedtime book of animals and their young. There are elephants, penguins, pandas, and kangaroos, all sleeping soundly. You can turn the pages-- or open the concertina fold-out panels to reveal the over-five-foot-long fantasy panorama. Either way it.s a delight for eyes and ears. But read softly--it.s bedtime!

The story of how a little narwhal's quest for adventure gets him into trouble. Remembering what his father told him, he finds the courage to get out of a dangerous situation and return to the safety of his family.

Children's Books Title: The Adventures of the Thundering Whales and the Dreaded Weaved Catcher Author: Stephen T Vadakin Rating: Excellent! Publisher: Create Space Web Page: createspace .com Publisher's E-mail: buywhales@yahoo.com Reviewed by: Zanne Marie Gray | View Bio THIS CHIDRENS BOOK WAS NAMED CHILDRENS BOOK OF THE MOUTH BY BOOKREVIEW.COM Quick. Raise your hand if you knew that a dolphin was a whale. Not a lot of hands up, are there? Not even mine. I was pleasantly surprised at how much I learned while reading The Adventures of the Thundering Whales. I remember wishing I had a child to read the book to. Then I realized what I really wanted was a movie version of the book, with all its characters portrayed in glorious color, like a "Finding Nemo", but with so much more to say. Most of the time I find Children's books that anthropomorphize their animal characters lose their ability to teach. An animal (or mammal, or fish, or bird, etc.) can not take on human attributes without losing some of their own. But the author, Stephen Vadakin, has spent enough time studying marine life to allow his characters to keep their real life tendencies and reactions as true as possible. For instance, did you know that sperm whale and squid were enemies? Vadakin not only tells a great tale, with danger and excitement and fully fleshed out characters, he includes a vocabulary lesson at the end of each chapter so that everyone involved knows what plankton, krill, fluke and bioluminescense are. The lessons of friendship, helping and putting aside ones differences for the greater good are all demonstrated in the tale. The one thing that I found awkward was the use of third person, present tense throughout the story. It took a while to get used to hearing a children's story in present tense. I also would have enjoyed many more graphics. I suppose this is why I'd like to see this made into a movie. The different characters, while mostly in the whale family, are so distinct that only animation could do it justice. The Weaved Catcher is the first book in Stephen Vadakin's series "The Adventures of the Thundering Whales." The books follow the exciting adventures of the three young dolphin friends Thunder, Flukie and Sapphire. In The Weaved Catcher, Thunder becomes caught in a fishing net and falls far, far down into the ocean depths. How can he ever escape? What happens when his friends rush to rescue him? When you read the answers to these questions in the book, you will meet some massive and amazing sea creatures. Blue whales, humpback whales, a giant squid and the Swordfish Police Patrol are all part of the fun and adventures!

In this full-color picture-book adaptation of the classic, Allan Drummond pays homhge to one of the greatest sea stories ever told. Staying as true to Herman Melville's language as possible, and taking Ishmael as his narrator, Drummond tells of the adventure of Captain Ahab's relentless quest for revenge.

A young boy describes his summers spent fishing for salmon with his parents and younger brother off the southeastern coast of Alaska.