Whales [Paperback]

Gail Gibbons (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up

Information about the world's largest animals.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 1-3-- Illustrated in bright, clear watercolors accented with pastels, this picture-book introduction could be used by beginning readers or as a read-aloud. The text is excellent, beginning with the fact that whales are air-breathing, warm-blooded mammals, and then outlining their variation in size and evolutionary history. Gibbons describes the two groups of whales--toothed and baleen--delineating their differences not only in physiology but also in behavior. Representative members of each group are pictured and given a one-or-two line description. Each drawing is labeled, and a helpful pronunciation guide accompanies difficult or unfamiliar words. Some of the illustrations, however, are overly cute and personified, with full, almost pouty, lower lips and facial expressions. The grinning belugas swimming around the blue whale are a little disconcerting. A one-page section called "Whale Tales" presents such factual tidbits as "A blue whale eats about 4,400 pounds of krill a day" and "A sperm whale can dive down more than a half mile." An attractive additional purchase. --Frances E. Millhouser, Reston Regional Library, VA
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

About the Author

Gail Gibbons has published close to fifty distinguished nonfiction titles with Holiday House. According to The Washington Post, Gail Gibbons has taught more preschoolers and early readers about the world than any other children's writer-illustrator. She lives in Vermont.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Holiday House (April 1, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0823410307
• ISBN-13: 978-0823410309
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 9.8 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #352,606 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #45 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Authors & Illustrators, A-Z > ( G ) > Gibbons, Gail
  • #97 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Animals > Marine Life > Nonfiction

More About the Author

Gail Gibbons has published close to fifty distinguished nonfiction titles with Holiday House. According to "The Washington Post," "Gail Gibbons has taught more preschoolers and early readers about the world than any other children's writer-illustrator." She lives in Vermont. Her website is www.gailgibbons.com

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Sea"sational Read, September 29, 2005

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Whales (Paperback)

This is a book about Blue Whales and other whales. I thought the whales were pretty jumping in the air. It is a fun book! I want you to read this book so you can learn about whales too.
- Jordan (1st grader @ Rosa Parks Elementary, Lexington KY)

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Whale of a Tale, September 29, 2005

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Whales (Paperback)

This is a book about all different kinds of whales. My favorite whale was the Blue Whale, because it is the biggest animal that has ever lived. I liked this book because it is educational and it won't scare little kids. I think you should read this book because it will teach you a lot that you never knew!

- Kyra (2nd Grader @ Rosa Parks Elementary, Lexington KY)