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Great Migrations Whales

by Laura Marsh
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Over the course of their 70-year lifespan, sperm whales will easily travel the circumference of the Earth in search of food and the need to breed and find a mate. Males will travel as far north as the Bering Sea and as far south as Antarctica in order to find enough food to sustain their ways of live—up to 700 squid a day! Along the way, these massive beasts battle 30-feet-long giant squids, and each other, to sustain their ways of life.

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  • Creators

  • Series

    National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 3

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    July 24, 2012

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781426313127

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 4.5
    • Lexile® Measure: 790
    • Interest Level: K-3(LG)
    • Text Difficulty: 3

  • Reviews

    • School Library Journal

      March 1, 2011

      K-Gr 3-Dynamic full-color photographs, informative writing, and consistent organization work well together in these volumes. Identified by the publisher as "level 3" easy-to-read books, the material ties in with a National Geographic Channel TV program. Each selection has an eye-catching cover, text grouped under headings, plenty of photos that vary in size, and clear maps. Amazing Animal Journeys explains the migration patterns of zebras, red crabs, and walruses. Butterflies concentrates on migration characteristics of monarch butterflies found in the eastern United States, Canada, and Mexico. A noteworthy series of images document a butterfly emerging from a chrysalis. Elephants turns to the migration habits of African elephants, and sperm whales are the focus of Whales. Along with the many photographs, the fascinating details are supported by boxes of related information, helpful definitions of new terms, and a sprinkling of entertaining jokes/riddles. Animal silhouettes embellish the page numbers. In a few instances, photos have been repeated from volume to volume. Small pictures are a helpful accompaniment to the glossary definitions. These titles have potential as sources for reports, recreational reading for newly independent readers, and attractive browsing items to spark student interest.-Lynn Vanca, Freelance Librarian, Akron, OH

      Copyright 2011 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

    • The Horn Book

      July 1, 2011
      These easy readers present useful information about whales and African elephants. The texts touch on topics ranging from feeding and migration habits to endangerment and conservation. Silly riddles, "Weird but True" sidebars, and "Ten Cool Things" facts, along with attention-grabbing photographs and some diagrams, augment the accessible main texts. Websites. Glos., ind.

      (Copyright 2011 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)

Formats

  • OverDrive Read

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:4.5
  • Lexile® Measure:790
  • Interest Level:K-3(LG)
  • Text Difficulty:3

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