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1) Moby-Dick
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"Herman Melville's Moby-Dick is considered by many readers to be the Great American Novel. But most don't know that since its appearance in 1851, it has been revised in substantial ways that alter its original meaning. Melville's masterpiece is described as a "fluid text": it exists in multiple versions, each revealing shifting intentions. The new Longman Critical Edition offers unprecedented access to the revisions that Melville made, the further...
Author
Language
English
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Description
"Jay Gardiner has given himself a fool's errand--to find the remains of his deceased father in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Monastery Beach. He knows it's a long shot, but Jay feels it's the only way for him to lift the weight of guilt he has carried since his dad's death by suicide the previous year. The dive begins well enough, but the sudden appearance of a giant squid puts Jay in very real jeopardy, made infinitely worse by the arrival of...
Author
Series
Mr. Magee books volume 1
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2000]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
While spending the day in their boat on the sea, Mr. Magee and his dog get caught up in wacky adventures with a playful pod of whales.
7) Whale song
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
c1987
Language
English
Description
Counting as they sing, the whales use their mighty voices to pass on to one another the numbers from one to ten.
8) Whalesong
Author
Series
Whalesong trilogy volume 1
Publisher
HarperSanFrancisco
Pub. Date
1991
Language
English
Description
The classic fable of Hruna the humpback whale and his journey into love, mystery, and spiritual awakening in the waters of the world.
10) Amos & Boris
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Befriended by a whale as he is drowning in the ocean, a mouse gets a chance to reciprocate years later in an equally unlikely situation.
12) Baby beluga
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Presents the illustrated text to Raffi's song about the little white whale who swims wild and free.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"This comical companion to Ross Burach's "The very impatient caterpillar" pays loving homage to every child's struggle to persist through challenges while also delivering a lighthearted lesson on butterfly migration. Remember, if at first you don't succeed, fly, fly again."--Back cover.
14) Mabel, the whale
Author
Publisher
Follett Pub. Co
Pub. Date
[1958]
Language
English
Description
A colorfully illustrated tale about a captive whale who gets a sunburn as well as sympathy when she is brought to Marineland
Author
Series
Rainbow Fish (Picture books) volume 3
Publisher
North-South Books
Pub. Date
1998.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When a big blue whale comes to live near their reef, there is a misunderstanding between him and Rainbow Fish and his friends that leaves everyone very unhappy and hungry.
18) Cimru the seal
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
1996
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Cimru the seal struggles to survive in the waters off Scotland's Shetland Islands, while trying to keep her pup safe from storms, gulls, and predatory whales.
20) Moby Dick
Author
Publisher
Saddleback Pub., Inc
Pub. Date
[2006]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A young seaman joins the crew of the fanatical Captain Ahab in pursuit of the white whale, Moby Dick.