Baby Whales Drink Milk (Let's-Read-And-Find-Out Science 1)

by Barbara Juster Esbensen (Author) Lambert Davis (Illustrator)

Reading Level: K − 1^st Grade

Series: Let's-Read-And-Find-Out Science 1

Read and find out about how whales are mammals—just like us—in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book.

What do dogs, pigs, whales, and people have in common? They are all mammals. Whales may seem like enormous fish, but they are really mammals like dogs and pigs and people. They breathe air through lungs, they are warm-blooded, and they have hair. Baby whales even drink milk—just like people do!

This clear and appealing science book for early elementary age kids, both at home and in the classroom, is a Level 1 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out, which means the book explores introductory concepts perfect for children in the primary grades. The 100+ titles in this leading nonfiction series are:

hands-on and visual
acclaimed and trusted
great for classrooms

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PreS-K-This series entry discusses the ways whales differ from fish, resemble humans, and the features that make them unique creatures of the sea. Using a picture-book format with rather clunky paintings, the simple text introduces children to the common aspects of all warm-blooded mammals. Esbensen focuses on the humpback whale and compares it to cats, dogs, horses, pigs, and humans to establish their commonalities. The humpback life cycle is described and illustrated, a cut-away drawing of a museum display shows a glimpse of blubber and internal organs, and a world map shows where these mammals live in winter and summer. A few other species are mentioned, and contacts for whale-watching tours are listed.-Frances E. Millhouser, Reston Regional Library, VA

Barbara Juster Esbensen

Classification

Fiction

ISBN-13

9780064451192

Lexile Measure

580

Guided Reading Level

Publisher

HarperCollins

Publication date

January 19, 1994

Series

Let's-Read-And-Find-Out Science 1

BISAC categories

JUV000000 - Juvenile Fiction | General

Library of Congress categories

Humpback whale
Whales
Mammals