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1) Moby-Dick
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
1230L
Language
English
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Description
Ishmael, a young school teacher, signs up on a whaling ship to seek adventure. With his unexpected friends, Queequeg, a cannibal harpooner, he joins the Pequod, captained by the mysterious Ahab. But Ahab is only interested in seeking revenge upon the great white whale, Moby Dick, who took off Ahab's leg on an earlier trip. It's a hair-raising whale hunt where Ishmael's search for adventure turns into a desperate wish to survive!
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 10.3 - AR Pts: 42
Lexile measure
1230L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Ishmael narrates the monomaniacal quest of Ahab, captain of the whaler Pequod, for revenge on the albino sperm whale Moby Dick, which on a previous voyage destroyed Ahab's ship and severed his leg at the knee.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
880L
Language
English
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Description
"Engaging images accompany information about the whale shark. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Young wizards volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 11
Lexile measure
900L
Language
English
Formats
Description
During a summer vacation at the beach, thirteen-year-old wizard Nita and her friend Kit assist the whale-wizard S'reee in combating an evil power.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Many mammals are unique, especially when it comes to what's going on inside their bodies. Kangaroos, bats, elephants, and other mammals each have special internal body parts that help them function every day. This book gives readers a look at these animals' interesting insides. Colorful diagrams, paired with simple labels and descriptions of the animal's key components, provide a unique and accessible take on important life science curricula. Curious...
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
ix, 303 pages, map ; 22 cm
Language
English
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Description
"In this memoir of motherhood, love, and resilience, a woman and her toddler son follow the grey whale migration from Mexico to northernmost Alaska. In this striking blend of nature writing, whale science, and memoir, Doreen Cunningham interweaves two stories: tracking the extraordinary northward migration of the grey whales with a mischievous toddler in tow and living with an Iñupiaq family in Alaska seven years earlier. Throughout the journey she...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Publisher Annotation: When Rio is sent to live with a grandmother he barely knows in California, he feels completely alone. Then he makes a new friend on the foggy beach-a girl named Marina, who teaches him about the massive grey whales that migrate nearby. As Rio grows to love the whales, he discovers that his mother loved them, too. He's suddenly sure that if he can somehow find a way to connect her with these gentle giants - and especially with...
Author
Series
Mermaid tales volume 3
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2012.
Edition
First Aladdin hardcover edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
103 pages, 8 unnumbered pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
When her class at Trident Academy visits a pod of whales, Kiki Coral must overcome her fears with the help of her friends.
12) Song for a whale
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
800L
Physical Desc
303 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
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Description
Twelve-year-old Iris and her grandmother, both deaf, drive from Texas to Alaska armed with Iris's plan to help Blue-55, a whale unable to communicate with other whales.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Between killer whales and alligators, one animal seems to be the best beast, but who would actually win in a face off? An alligator's bite is one of the strongest in the animal kingdom, but is the killer whale's tougher? Through this imaginative and informative text, young readers will discover key facts about each species and decide themselves! This book features full color photographs paired with easy to read text and facts that bring each animal...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
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Description
"For Vega and her family, salmon is life. And Vega is learning to be a salmon finder, preparing for the day when she will be her family's matriarch. But then she and her brother Deneb are separated from their pod when a devastating earthquake and tsunami render the seascape unrecognizable. Vega must use every skill she has to lead her brother back to their family. The young orcas face a shark attack, hunger, the deep ocean, and polluted waters on...
16) Sharks
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
IG 820L
Language
English
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Formats
Description
"Information accompanies step-by-step instructions on how to draw sharks. The text level and subject matter are intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--Provided by publisher.
17) Just so stories
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
Twelve stories about animals, insects, and other subjects include "How the Alphabet Was Made," "How the Camel Got His Hump," and "The Elephant's Child."
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
1270L
Language
English
Formats
Description
In 1897, whaling in the Arctic waters off Alaska's coast was as dangerous as it was lucrative. And in that particular year, winter blasted early, bringing storms and ice packs that caught eight American whale ships and three hundred sailors off guard. Their ships locked in ice, with no means of escape, the whalers had limited provisions on board, and little hope of surviving until warmer temperatures arrived many months later. Here is the incredible...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2004.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
127 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Classic animal tales written by Rudyard Kipling and read unabridged by Jim Weiss. With vivid characters and an hysterically funny choice of words, Rudyard Kipling's beloved stories "explain" how camels got humps, great whales got tiny throats, elephants got trunks and more.
20) Whale done
Author
Series
FunJungle volume 8
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Formats
Description
While visiting his girlfriend Summer in Malibu, Teddy stumbles upon two mysteries involving a blown up whale explosion and a string of beach sand thefts, but his investigation is sidetracked by a rumor that his girlfriend is dating a celebrity, leading him to question their relationship.
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