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In the winter of 1820, the New England whaling ship Essex was assaulted by something no one could believe: a whale of mammoth size and will, and an almost human sense of vengeance. The real-life maritime disaster would inspire Herman Melville's Moby-Dick. But that told only half the story. This story reveals the encounter's harrowing aftermath, as the ship's surviving crew is pushed to their limits and forced to do the unthinkable to stay alive.
2) Big miracle
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Inspired by the true story that captured the hearts of people across the world, the rescue adventure, tells the amazing tale of a small town news reporter and a Greenpeace volunteer who are joined by rival world superpowers to save a family of majestic gray whales trapped by rapidly forming ice in the Arctic Circle.
6) Moby Dick
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The epic story of Captain Ahab's obsessive quest for the great white whale, Moby Dick, told by Ishmael.
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Jesse is a teenager settling into life with his adoptive parents, with an eye for girls and a feisty half-brother named Elvis. He never expects to see Willy again. But during a Pacific Northwest vacation, Jesse meets a special girl and to his delight, encounters Willy and his family. When a tanker runs aground and spills oil, the whales become trapped and the danger escalates when the oil ignites. To save Willy's family, Jesse must brave a sea of...
8) Moby Dick
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Consumed by an insane rage, Captain Ahab has but one purpose in life-- revenge on the great white whale who maimed and disfigured him.
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Narwhal and Jelly book volume 1
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"Una magnífica serie para que los pequeños empiecen a ser lectores autónomos. Narval es un narval despreocupado. Medu es una medusa sensata. Puede que no tengan mucho en común, pero a los dos les encantan los gofres, las fiestas y las aventuras. Únete a Narval y Medu, y descubre el gran océano con ellos y su pandilla."--Publisher's description.
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Introduces sperm whales, including their different body parts, how they travel in groups, what they eat, and how they care for their young.
Introduce cachalotes, incluyendo sus diferentes partes del cuerpo, la forma en que viajan en grupos, lo que comen, y cómo cuidan a sus crías.
12) Amos y Boris
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Befriended by a whale as he is drowning in the ocean, a mouse gets a chance to reciprocate years later in an equally unlikely situation.
14) Ballenas azules
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"¡Las ballenas azules son los animales más grandes que jamás hayan vivido en la Tierra! Pero no es fácil verlas porque están escondidas en las profundidades del mar. Descubre fascinantes secretos y datos sobre estos majestuosos mamíferos acuáticos"--
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Whales are some of the largest creatures on the planet, yet they eat some of the smallest creatures in the ocean. Through the use of accessible text presented in both English and standard Latin-American Spanish, readers take an exciting look at the life cycle of the ocean's giants. A picture glossary helps beginning readers strengthen their vocabulary skills, and vibrant, full-color photographs shows how these spectacular animals call the ocean home....
17) Grayson
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De una de las nadadoras profesionales más destacadas del mundo nos llega este maravilloso relato, sobre el poder de la fe que supera todos los obstáculosEn Grayson, Lynne Cox narra la historia de un milagroso e inolvidable encuentro que vivió en el mar a los diecisiete años. En una madrugada serena pero cargada de energía, Lynne nadaba en aguas frías, a doscientos metros de la costa, cuando se percató de que algo nadaba por debajo de ella....
19) Ballenas
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¿Sabía que hay dos clases diferentes de ballenas: barbadas y dentadas?
Did you know that there are two different kinds of whales: baleen and toothed? Learn this and more alongside beautiful, full-bleed color photographs. Complete with glossary, index, and table of contents.
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"Encuentra las respuestas a más de 75 preguntas sobre las ballenas y los delfines"--Cover.
Provides answers to such questions about various species of whales and dolphins as "Do all whales have teeth?", "How long do most whales live?", "Why do dolphins whistle?", and "Can dolphins save humans?"