Beluga Whales: Animals of the Snow and Ice

by Elaine Landau

Overview

How do beluga whales live in the icy Arctic waters? How do they stay safe from predators? What are people doing to help save them? Readers learn about these rare and special animals, including facts about their life cycle, diet, and other unique features that help them survive in their icy habitat.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780766034594
Publisher:	Enslow Publishing, LLC
Publication date:	01/16/2010
Series:	Animals of the Snow and Ice Series
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	9.00(w) x 7.50(h) x 0.30(d)
Age Range:	8 - 10 Years

Table of Contents

Words to Know 3

An Animal of the Icy Sea 4

What a Whale! 6

More About Belugas 8

Home Sweet Home 12

Suited for the Sea, Snow, and Ice 14

Time to Dine 16

Mating Season 18

Baby Belugas 20

Hard Times 24

Save That Whale! 27

Fun Facts About Belugas 28

Learn More: Books and Web Sites 30

Index 31

Editorial Reviews

Relatively few people have seen beluga (Russian for “white”) whales closely because their habitat is the Arctic Ocean, an environment known to be one of the harshest on the world. This book, part of the “Animals of Snow and Ice” series, begins with a list of words, presented in boldface type, that young readers should know. Putting this list at the beginning encourages readers to look for these important words as they read about these amazing animals. The book includes information describing hunting and reproductive behavior, how the whales’ bodies are well suited to their frigid environment, plus the human impact on these ocean mammals. Full of colorful illustrations and easy-to-read text, the book excels at packing in all sorts of fascinating information about belugas, including that belugas have dorsal ridges that enable them to break through the ice to swim freely, and that their young are born gray in color, with little protective blubber. This book and series would be a fine addition to any library. A list of fun facts, books, Web sites from which to learn more, and an index complement the plentiful information about beluga whales., Children's Literature

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