Whale Rescue: Changing the Future for Endangered Wildlife (Firefly Animal Rescue) |
| Author: Erich Hoyt
Publisher: Firefly Books
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Sales Rank: 169947
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Young Adult
Pages: 64
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 8.8 x 0.4
ISBN: 1552976009
Dewey Decimal Number: 599.5
EAN: 9781552976005
ASIN: 1552976009
Publication Date: March 5, 2005
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Product Description
Whale Rescue is the latest addition to the acclaimed Firefly Animal Rescue series. Written by an accomplished expert and illustrated with color photographs, this book is a solid reference on both whales and the ongoing efforts to protect them. This book covers whale physiology, diet, lifespan, complex behaviors and habitats. Specific whale species covered in detail are: - Gray whales - Humpback whales - Blue whales - Sperm whales - Right whales - Orca whales. Whale conservationists and their efforts to protect whale populations are profiled. Also addressed are the pros and cons of extreme measures used against illegal whalers, such as ramming whaling boats and destroying fishnets. A full list of organizations dedicated to protecting whales is provided for readers who want to help.
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Appealing for kids but good intro for adults, too December 12, 2008
Erich Hoyt (North Berwick, Scotland)
This is my own (authored) book but I bought it through Amazon for a friend and so Amazon asked me to review it! I can only say that people assume that whales have been "saved" because whaling is much less than it was. Still there are thousands of whales being killed every year for various reasons (and if you include dolphins, hundreds of thousands every year). if you want to find out about what whale scientists, groups and a few governments are doing to help whales -- and at the same time to try to learn as much as we can about these fascinating social mammals -- this book will give you some insights both in terms of the state of the art photos and the stories in the text. The book is packaged for kids aged 9 to 13 but it also works well as an introduction for adults. Enjoy!
-- Erich Hoyt
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