Face to Face With Whales (Face to Face with Animals) [Hardcover]

Flip Nicklin (Author), Linda Nicklin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 13, 2008 | Age Level: 7 and up | Grade Level: 2 and up | Series: Face to Face with Animals

You slip over the side of your boat, descending deep into the dark realm of the Earth’s largest creature. Then the whale starts to sing, just feet away from you. You record the sounds, hoping one day to understand their language. Their music is a rare glimpse of this majestic mammal’s unknown world. Photographer Flip Nicklin brings you face to face with whales as they communicate, nurse their young, and surface dramatically for air. Meet these intelligent, social creatures in their natural habitat; learn of the different kinds of whales, from humpbacks to belugas; discover how we can aid their recovery from years of overhunting; and how we can protect their environment.

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About the Author

If you're doing something you love, you'll never notice the hours it takes to do it very well, and it's worth it, says Flip Nicklin, a National Geographic photographer with more than 5,500 dives spent observing dolphins and whales, to his credit. His 20 articles for the National Geographic magazine include: Humpback Whales (1982), Whales Called Killer (1984), Rare Look at Sperm and Blue Whales (1984), Narwhal Unicorn of the Arctic (1986), Whales, An Era of Discovery (1988), Dolphins in Crisis (1992), Beluga, White Whale of the North (1994), Bowhead Whales (1995), Realm of the Elusive Sperm Whale (1995), Marine Sanctuaries (1998), Bottlenose Whales (1998), Listening to Humpbacks (1999), and Pursuing the Minke (2001). His books include With the Whales and Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises, published by the National Geographic Society. He works actively with the Whale Trust, a whale conservation organization. His co-author is his wife, Linda Nicklin, a writer, researcher, and whale lover. Together they work on research and education projects in Alaska and Hawai'i from their new research boat, The Trust. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 7 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: National Geographic Children's Books (May 13, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1426302444
• ISBN-13: 978-1426302442
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 0.4 x 10.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #708,514 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #25 in Books > Children's Books > Science, Nature & How It Works > Inventions & Inventors

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you can't go on a whale watch, this book is the next best thing!, April 10, 2009

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This review is from: Face to Face With Whales (Face to Face with Animals) (Hardcover)

Flip Nicklin's love affair with whales probably began when he was a boy, but he didn't realize then that they would be a part of his life's work when he grew up. His wife Linda is also a whale lover and that makes it doubly nice. He was hooked one day in 1979 when he was submerged in the water and surrounded by the song of the humpback whale. He said "the whale's song was so loud that [his] whole body was vibrating." I'm sure a lot of that vibrating was from sheer excitement!

Jim and Linda talk to us about many different kinds of whales, their habits and habitats, what they eat, their sizes, their migratory patterns and several other fascinating informative tidbits. For example they tell us that the blue whale, "the biggest animal that ever lived on Earth," can weigh as much as thirty elephants. Did you know that in some whale species they even have a "nursery group?" Now that is quite something. Did you know that some whales have teeth?

This little book is a whale watching, learning adventure. The Nicklin's overview of whales is concise and the photography is stunning. One of the first photographs is an amazing closeup shot of the eye of a humpback. In the back of the book is supplementary material about saving whales, planning a whale watch, a brief fact sheet, a glossary and additional resources.

2.0 out of 5 stars just for kids, January 5, 2012

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This review is from: Face to Face with Whales (Face to Face with Animals) (Paperback)

This book is designed for kids and not anyone who is serious about whales or whale photography. It was appropriately priced at a few dollars.

5.0 out of 5 stars The book to read, January 4, 2012

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This review is from: Face to Face With Whales (Face to Face with Animals) (Hardcover)

This book was a great read. Give it to my son who is studying them now. He really the book