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    Big Blue Whale

    Read and Wonder

    Part of Read and Wonder

    Author Nicola Davies
    Illustrated by Nick Maland
    Paperback
    $8.99 US
    Candlewick
    9.06"W x 9.88"H x 0.14"D   | 6 oz | 70 per carton
    On sale May 01, 2001 | 32 Pages | 9780763610807
    Age 5-8 years | Grades K-3
    Reading Level: Fountas & Pinnell N
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    Equally majestic as the biggest animal that has ever lived — the Big Blue Whale.

    Read and Wonder books tell stories, take children on adventures,
    and reveal how big and WONDER-full the natural world really is.
    Back matter includes an index.
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    Two whale experts communicate huge enthusiasm for their subject...light-hearted [and] fact-filled...Varied typefaces add further verve. Delicate ink crosshatching with watery washes both emphasize the whale's enormity and show it to be dwarfed by the vastness of the ocean.
    —Publishers Weekly

    [T]he blue whale gets an up-close look in this artfully composed study. Zoological facts are phrased to suit the book's inviting picture book format...This book will definitely satisfy youngsters' curiosity about 'the biggest creature that has ever lived on Earth!'
    —Booklist

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    Equally majestic as the biggest animal that has ever lived — the Big Blue Whale.

    Read and Wonder books tell stories, take children on adventures,
    and reveal how big and WONDER-full the natural world really is.
    Back matter includes an index.

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      IRA Teachers' Choices

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    Two whale experts communicate huge enthusiasm for their subject...light-hearted [and] fact-filled...Varied typefaces add further verve. Delicate ink crosshatching with watery washes both emphasize the whale's enormity and show it to be dwarfed by the vastness of the ocean.
    —Publishers Weekly

    [T]he blue whale gets an up-close look in this artfully composed study. Zoological facts are phrased to suit the book's inviting picture book format...This book will definitely satisfy youngsters' curiosity about 'the biggest creature that has ever lived on Earth!'
    —Booklist

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