The hero of this book is Kleenex, a North Atlantic right whale, and one of the most endangered animals in the world. (Scientists named her Kleenex because of the white spot on her head.) In this charming tale, written from Kleenex's perspective by fifth graders at a public elementary school in Park Slope, Brooklyn, the whale explains the threats to her species' survival and her important role as a matriarch to more than 20 descendants. She recounts...
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