Whale quest : working together to save endangered species / Karen Romano Young.
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Twenty-First Century Books
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2017
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| Location | Call No. | Status | Note | URL |
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| Avon Free Public Library - Teen | TEEN 599.5 YOUNG | Check Shelf | ||
| New Britain, Jefferson Branch - Young Adult | YA 599.5 YOU | Check Shelf | ||
| New Britain, Main Library - Young Adult | YA 599.5 YOU | Check Shelf | ||
| Plainville Public Library - Children's Department | J ANIMALS - AQUATIC 599.5 YOU | Check Shelf |
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| Description |
128 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
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| Audience |
Age 13-18.
Grade 9 to 12.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents |
Introduction: Out of the deep -- What's a whale? -- Hunting down whales -- Whales get a closer look -- Schooling with whales -- What do cetologists do? -- Listening for whales -- From snotbots to feces finders -- Captive whales -- Rescuing whales -- Citizen whale science -- The whales are missing!
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| Summary |
Introduces whales, discussing their physical features, behavior, and complex communication abilities, along with a history of whaling and a description of the efforts being made by scientists around the world to save them from extinction. --Publisher
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Online version: Young, Karen Romano. Whale quest. Minneapolis : Twenty-First Century Books, [2017] 9781512428476 (DLC) 2016028311
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| ISBN |
9781467792462 (hardcover)
1467792462 (hardcover)
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