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"The tale of a crusading attorney who stumbles on one of the U.S. Navy's best-kept secrets: a submarine detection system that floods entire ocean basins with high-intensity sound--and drives whales onto beaches. As Joel Reynolds launches a legal fight to expose and challenge the Navy program, marine biologist Ken Balcomb witnesses a mysterious mass stranding of whales near his research station in the Bahamas. Investigating this calamity, Balcomb is...
83) Mighty Moby
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A bedtime story of a whale hunt inspired by the classic tale of the hunt for Moby Dick, here with a new twist. Deep in the dark ocean, Mighty Moby lurks. Up above the ocean waves, a one-legged captain pursues the whale he clashed with long ago.
84) I won a what?
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A young boy tries to win a goldfish at the carnival and ends up with a far bigger prize.
85) Whales
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Uses transparent overlays to present information about the habits and behavior of whales and to help identify different water mammals.
87) The whale
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There is a legend that a Great Spotted Whale lives in the ocean, although a sighting fifty years ago was never corroborated. Now two young whale watchers each set out to find the whale, one armed with sound-recording equipment, the other with a camera. When their boats collide, they pool their resources to capture incontrovertible proof that the mythical whale exists. The eventual sighting is a magical moment, especially when the children discover...
88) Puffin Peter
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When his best friend is lost in a terrible storm, an intrepid young puffin teams up with a big blue whale to mount a rescue mission and discovers that while many other birds match his friend's description, none are quite the same.
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(James R.)Bird and Squirrel volume 2
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Bird and Squirrel have a new friend, Sakari, and also a new enemy, the Great Whale, who wants Bird as his next meal.
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Mermaid tales volume 3
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When her class at Trident Academy visits a pod of whales, Kiki Coral must overcome her fears with the help of her friends.
93) Baby Beluga
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Presents the illustrated text to the song about the little white whale who swims wild and free.
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Archibald Asparagus stars as Jonah, who is chosen by God to help spread his message to the world. Unfortunately, his first stop on his evangelical tour is the city of Nineveh, where the residents while away their days bingeing on cheese snacks and arguing. Circumstances force Jonah to set sail across the ocean, where he's assisted by Khalil, and pirates who are led by the well-meaning but lethargic Mr. Lunt, Pa Grape, and Larry the Cucumber. However,...
95) When whales fly
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Whale wants to fly, and Snail offers to teach her, but Quail insists that whales can not fly.
97) Whales
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Describes the biological makeup and behavior of some twenty whale species, including killer whales, blue whales, dolphins, and porpoises, and discusses their relationship to man and their threat of extinction.
98) Moby Dick
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Ishmael, a sailor, recounts the ill-fated voyage of a whaling ship led by the fanatical Captain Ahab in search of the white whale that had crippled him. Presented in comic book format.
99) Jonah's whale
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A contented whale one day sees a ship tossed on the waves by a storm and obeys God's command to save a drowning man by swallowing him.
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Free Willy (1993, 112 min.): A boy risks everything to save a beloved killer whale when he learns the aquarium owners are going to kill it.
Free Willy 2 (1995, 98 min.): Jesse and Willy are reunited three years after Willy's escape as Jesse tries to rescue him and other orcas from an oil spill.
Free Willy 3 (1997, 86 min.): Jesse and his friend Randolph try to stop an illegal whaler who is trying to kill Willy and his pregnant mate.
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