Explore the amazing world of marine animals and learn all about Whales, Dolphins, Seals and Walruses.

Title: DK Eyewitness Books: Whale
Published By: Dorling Kindersley, 2004
ISBN: 978-0-7566-0739-5
Pages: 72

Eyewitness Whale

DK Eyewitness Books: Whale, includes an in-depth look at marine animals. This hard cover book contains 72-pages packed with information from the evolution of whales to how fishing and pollution are affecting the overall health of marine animals.

Every page includes color photography and/or color illustrations.

The contents include

• Marine mammals.
• Whale evolution.
• Whales big and small. Learn where whales live throughout the world.
• Inside the whale. Learn about the skeletal system of the whale and its internal organs.
• Seals and sea lions. Learn about the many different types of seals and sea lions.
• Suited to life in the sea. Learn how marine animals breathe and how they travel and “see” where they are going.
• Ocean giants. Learn about the biggest whales.
• Teeth for grasping.
• and baleen for filtering. Learn how whales filter the seawater to feed. 
• Clicks, barks, and songs. Learn how sounds travel in water and how marine animals communicate.
• Courtship and birth.
• Social life. Learn about group and solitary life styles of marine animals.
• Dolphins and porpoises. Learn about the many types of dolphins and porpoises.
• The killer whale.
• The amazing narwhal. “The Unicorn Whale”
• The sperm whale.
• The elephant seal.
• I am the walrus.
• Sea Cows. Dugongs and Manatee
• Hunting the mighty whale.
• Whaling in the 20th century. Banned in 1988.
• Oils, brushes and corsets. See the different items made from whale oil, bones and baleen.
• Seal hunting.
• Myths and legends.
• Strandings and whale watching.
• Fishing and pollution. Today’s biggest threats to whales and seals.
• Studying sea mammals. How we study them.
• Save the whale!
• Did you know? Filled with amazing facts, questions and answers and record breakers.
• Who’s who. Diagrams and information about different species of cetaceans.
• Find out more. Where you can see whales. How to identify whales (Tale flukes and patterns).

This book contains a lot of factual information about marine animals. I really like how on each page there are multiple images and illustrations and how each one has a small description about it. I find by presenting this information in these small sections it is easier for my children to read and understand these new ideas. DK Eyewitness: Whale is a fantastic book to have on-hand. My children have enjoyed exploring and learning about these marine animals.

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