Face to Face with Whales

by Linda Nicklin and Flip Nicklin

Book Overview

You slip over the side of your boat, descending deep into the dark realm of the Earth's largest creature. Then the whale starts to sing, just feet away from you. You record the sounds, hoping one day... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1426302444
• ISBN13: 9781426302442
• Release Date: May 2008
• Publisher: National Geographic Kids
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 10.1" x 10.0"
• Age Range: 8 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 6

Customer Reviews

If you can't go on a whale watch, this book is the next best thing!

Flip Nicklin's love affair with whales probably began when he was a boy, but he didn't realize then that they would be a part of his life's work when he grew up. His wife Linda is also a whale lover and that makes it doubly nice. He was hooked one day in 1979 when he was submerged in the water and surrounded by the song of the humpback whale. He said "the whale's song was so loud that [his] whole body was vibrating." I'm sure a lot of that vibrating was from sheer excitement! Jim and Linda talk to us about many different kinds of whales, their habits and habitats, what they eat, their sizes, their migratory patterns and several other fascinating informative tidbits. For example they tell us that the blue whale, "the biggest animal that ever lived on Earth," can weigh as much as thirty elephants. Did you know that in some whale species they even have a "nursery group?" Now that is quite something. Did you know that some whales have teeth? This little book is a whale watching, learning adventure. The Nicklin's overview of whales is concise and the photography is stunning. One of the first photographs is an amazing closeup shot of the eye of a humpback. In the back of the book is supplementary material about saving whales, planning a whale watch, a brief fact sheet, a glossary and additional resources.