gray whale

Simple text and photographs describe whale migration.

Simple text and photographs describe whale migration.

Explores gray whales, focusing on the history of trying to protect the species of fish.

Full-color illustrations and easy-to-follow text describe the seasonal journeys of whales, and examines their lives as they travel from the areas where they breed to areas better for finding food.

Little Whale is nervous about leaving the shallows of the warm, southern sea but Gray Whale gently guides her new baby as they migrate to the cool, rich waters of the north.

Follows a baby calf gray whale and its mother on their long, four-month migration from Mexico to Alaska in search of food. Includes a brief biography of Nancy Simmons, curator of the Department of Mammology at the American Museum of Natural History.

"Little Gray loved his lagoon and the humans who came to visit him there. One day, Mama announces that they must swim north to a far-away sea. At first he is sad to leave his home, but Little Gray soon realizes the importance of their journey. What happens along the way and how does Little Gray help his mother? Swim along with Little Gray as he finds the way to this special, food-filled sea"--Provided by the publisher.

"Follows a single gray whale on its annual migration journey"--Provided by publisher.

Examines the migration of the California gray whale and the interaction they have with humans, including whale watchers, hunters, whalers, marine scientists and conservationists.

An account of a gray whale calf taken from its mother for study in a sheltered environment before being returned to the sea.