Super Swimmers: Whales, Dolphins, and Other Mammals of the Sea

by Caroline Arnold

Book Overview

Meet marine mammals-whales, dolphins, sea otters, manatees, and others-and discover how they are specially adapted to life in the water. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1570915881
• ISBN13: 9781570915888
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 11.2" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 6 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 4

Customer Reviews

Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises, Oh My!

Beautifully illustrated book about marine mammals. This book is targeted toward children, with lots of interesting content. Learn how young animals learn to swim, the differences between manatees and dugongs and the importance of blubber. Even covers my favorite: the platypus.

Fish is fish... and mammals is mammals

When we think of ocean swimmers other than fish, whales and dolphins come to mind. This addition to the aquatic mammals section of the library introduces so many more -- otters, walruses, and some less obvious choices, such as polar bears and beavers. There is good information offered, but the organization makes it difficult to navigate. A table of contents and/or index would be a great help and this would become a much more useful reference tool. As it is, children will enjoy browsing and finding out more about their favorites. Carefully executed ink and watercolor illustrations are well-suited to the information presented as well as to the audience it addresses.