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Beluga whales / by Ruth Owen.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Polar animals : life in the freezerPublisher: New York : Windmill Books, 2013Description: 32 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 29 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1477702210 (library binding)
  • 1477702296 (pbk.)
  • 9781477702215 (library binding)
  • 9781477702291 (pbk.)
Subject(s):
Contents:
Sea canaries -- The world of the beluga whale -- The beluga whale's habitat -- Breathing and blowholes -- Beluga buddies -- Physical facts -- Talking beluga -- Hunting with sound -- What's on the menu? -- Baby belugas -- Predators -- Hunting beluga whales -- The future for beluga whales.
Summary: Describes the physical characteristics, life cycle, and natural environment of beluga whales, and the ways in which they have adapted to their frigid environment.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 599.542 O97 Available 33111007108539
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This impressive white whale makes its home in the frigid waters of the Arctic Circle. Facts boxes accompany easy-to-follow text to make this a great addition to any reader's library. A glossary and index enrich the text, while a website link suggests routes to more information.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 32) and index.

Sea canaries -- The world of the beluga whale -- The beluga whale's habitat -- Breathing and blowholes -- Beluga buddies -- Physical facts -- Talking beluga -- Hunting with sound -- What's on the menu? -- Baby belugas -- Predators -- Hunting beluga whales -- The future for beluga whales.

Describes the physical characteristics, life cycle, and natural environment of beluga whales, and the ways in which they have adapted to their frigid environment.

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