About marine mammals : a guide for children / Cathryn Sill ; illustrated by John Sill.
Material type:
TextSeries: Sill, Cathryn P., About-- series ; Publisher: Atlanta, GA : Peachtree Publishers, [2016]Description: 44 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 23 x 27 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781561459063
- 1561459062
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's NonFiction | 599.5 S584 | Checked out | 06/25/2024 | 33111008182384 | ||||
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's NonFiction | NonFiction for Newbies | 599.5 S584 | Available | 33111008443182 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A classroom favorite, this book provides a first glimpse of marine mammals that's ideal for budding oceanographers!
In this beginner's guide, author and educator Cathryn Sill simply and clearly shows children what is essential for understanding and appreciating marine mammals-how they look, how they move, what they eat, and where they live. She covers animals as diverse as whales and otters to dolphins, polar bears, and more.
The beautifully detailed, realistic paintings of noted wildlife illustrator John Sill depict a variety of marine mammals. An afterword provides more details for further exploration.
Includes bibliographical references.
A simple and enlightening book that explains to children what marine mammals are, what they do, and how they live. An afterword--which includes a glossary and recommended books and websites--provides further detail for children and their parents about a wide variety of marine mammals.