Journey of a Humpback Whale (Dorling Kindersley Readers, Level 2: Beginning to Read Alone)

by Caryn Jenner

Book Overview

Written by children's authors and compiled by leading experts in the field of literacy, DK READERS capture children's interest and help them learn. DK Readers is a multi-level learning-to-read program... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 078948515X
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: DK Children
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.1" x 5.9"

Customer Reviews

The highs and lows of being a big mammal in the oceans...

Journey of a Humpback Whale, by Caryn Jenner, is a whale of a book (pun intended!). As kids' books go, this brief, 32 page book (booklet?) is packed full of age appropriate information and factoids about (primarily) humpback whales. It is a DK Readers "2" book (recommended for those beginning to read alone; longer sentences and increased vocabulary over level 1; information boxes with additional facts; and an index). The font size is about 24! There are three humpbacks featured: Triton, Spoon, and Salt. Triton is a male, and is the featured whale. The names are perhaps the corniest parts of the story, but they don't destroy the discussion of humpback natural history and biology. You'll learn (however briefly) about the unique markings on a whale's fluke, how and when they breath, songs, migration, swimming behavior, food habits and feeding ecology, the role of blubber, and the impact of civilization on whales (whaling, pollution, entanglement, and ecotourism). It's a good book for early readers. Great photos, as you should expect from all DK books. To help "save the whales", the author suggests Greenpeace and Cetacean Society International.

I love this book so, so much!

I love this book so, so much because it has a map. I learned that he swims from the warm water to the cold water. There's not much food in the warm water but there's lots of food in the cold water. I learned that a whale's tail goes up and down but a fish's tail goes side to side. You should read this book because it's awesome and has a map. Travis, age 5