The Urban Whale by Scott Kraus
"In 1980 a group of scientists censusing marine mammals in the Bay of Fundy was astonished at the sight of 25 right whales. It was, one scientist later recalled, ‘like finding a brontosaurus in the backyard.' Until that time, scientists believed the North Atlantic right whale was extinct or nearly so. The sightings electrified the research community, spurring a quarter century of exploration, which is documented here." ­­­- Harvard University Press

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The Whale Rider by Witi Tame Ihimaera
The only survivor in the line of chiefly succession, a young girl in tribal New Zealand overcomes patriarchal pressures in her village and hopes to prove her worthiness as a leader.

"A poetic blend of reality and myth provides a riveting tale of adventure and passion. ... It's a tale rich in intense drama and sociological and cultural information." - School Library Journal

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Fluke by Christopher Moore
"Just why do humpback whales sing? That's the question that has marine behavioral biologist Nate Quinn and his crew poking, charting, recording, and photographing very big, wet, gray marine mammals. Until the extraordinary day when a whale lifts its tail into the air to display a cryptic message spelled out in foot-high letters: Bite me.

Trouble is, Nate's beginning to wonder if he hasn't spent just a little too much time in the sun. Cause no one else on his team saw a thing -- not his longtime partner, Clay Demodocus; not their saucy young research assistant; not even the spliff-puffing white-boy Rastaman Kona (né Preston Applebaum). But later, when a roll of film returns from the lab missing the crucial tail shot -- and his research facility is trashed -- Nate realizes something very fishy indeed is going on." - chrismoore.com

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Eye Wonder: Whales and Dolphins by Dorling Kindersley
A children's guide to a mysterious and breathtaking underwater kingdom that thrives far below the water's surface, learn about cetacean sea life through accessible text and atmospheric photography.

No child's library is complete without this book critics say is "great for homework and projects or just for fun."

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