Whale Trails, Before and Now

by Lesa Cline-Ransome

Book Overview

"My father and I live for the sea. He is the captain of the Cuffee Whale Boat and today I am his First Mate."

Whale-watching is a hugely popular pastime: at least 13 million people take whale-watching trips each year. But in the past, whaling ships hunted these animals to use their blubber for fuel and their bones for fishing hooks. As the whale population thinned, fortunately hunting ceased. Now, whale lovers go out on boats just to get...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805096426
• ISBN13: 9780805096422
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 11.3" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 6 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 4