Reader’s Annotation: This is one way to sneak nonfiction into a young readers queue without them noticing. The story that follows the life of a humpback whale is written from a first person point of view, and feels very much like fiction.
Author: Darlene R. Stille
Illustrator: Todd Ouren
Age: 4 - 8
genre/subject: Children's nonfiction, children's literature, picture book
Plot Summary: As a nonfiction, this story does not have a plot. The book covers the natural habitat of a humpback whale, how it meets mates, migration and feeding habits.
Evaluation:
Significance & Bibliographic Usefulness:
Readalikes: Part of a 6-book ocean life series covering the bottle-nose dolphin, clown fish, sea turtle, elephant seal, hammerhead shark, and humpback whale.
Awards/Lists: n/a
Links to reviews in professional review sources:
"There are six books in this series, each dealing with an interesting animal of the sea: the bottle-nose dolphin, clown fish, sea turtle, elephant seal, hammerhead shark, and humpback whale. Each book is 24 pages long, and each animal tells its own story," Science Books & Films
Hook: The Life of a Humpback Whale
Ideas, Uses: Ocean life
ISBN: 978-1404806009
Page Count: 24
Format: Library binding
Publisher: Picture Window Books
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