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1) Whales
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
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Discusses the variety, characteristics, and future of whales.
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Looking for adventure and a new life, Ishmael, the story's narrator, decides to find work on a whaling boat. On arriving at the Massachusetts harbour to begin his search, the only bed available is already half occupied by a "cannibal" named Queequeg. Although Queequeg has limited English, a friendship forms and the two men sign up for work together aboard the Pequod under the infamous Captain Ahab. Consumed by an insane rage, Captain Ahab has but...
6) Moby-Dick
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
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"Herman Melville's Moby-Dick is considered by many readers to be the Great American Novel. But most don't know that since its appearance in 1851, it has been revised in substantial ways that alter its original meaning. Melville's masterpiece is described as a "fluid text": it exists in multiple versions, each revealing shifting intentions. The new Longman Critical Edition offers unprecedented access to the revisions that Melville made, the further...
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Mr. Magee books volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
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While spending the day in their boat on the sea, Mr. Magee and his dog get caught up in wacky adventures with a playful pod of whales.
10) Song for a whale
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 9
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"From fixing the class computer to repairing old radios, twelve-year-old Iris is a tech genius. But she's the only deaf person in her school, so people often treat her like she's not very smart. If you've ever felt like no one was listening to you, then you know how hard that can be. When she learns about Blue 55, a real whale who is unable to speak to other whales, Iris understands how he must feel. Then she has an idea: she should invent a way to...
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2023.
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"Jay Gardiner has given himself a fool's errand--to find the remains of his deceased father in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Monastery Beach. He knows it's a long shot, but Jay feels it's the only way for him to lift the weight of guilt he has carried since his dad's death by suicide the previous year. The dive begins well enough, but the sudden appearance of a giant squid puts Jay in very real jeopardy, made infinitely worse by the arrival of...
12) Orcas
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
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Describes the physical characteristics, natural habitat, behavior, diet, and world distribution of Orcas, or killer whales.
14) Whales
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c1986
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
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Describes the physical characteristics, habits, and habitats of common North Americn whales.
15) Sperm whales
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c2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
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This book describes sperm whales, the largest toothed whales, and discusses the endangered status of the species.
16) Sea mammals
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[1997]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 1
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Describes the physical characteristics, habits, and habitat of sea mammals including dolphins and whales.
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Wolves Chronicles volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 8
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When Dido finds life unbearable in the Nantucket farmhouse she is left at, she finds adventure involving terrorists and Miss Slighcarp.
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Elephant and Piggie books volume 19
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1 - AR Pts: 1
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Piggie is upset because a whale took the ball she found, but Gerald finds a solution that pleases all of them.
19) Las Ballenas
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[2002]
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Discusses the physical characteristics, feeding and mating behavior, interaction with humans, and habitat of whales.
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2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
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When Sally and her brother spot a beached whale on their way home from school in Maine, the town races to save the whale. Meanwhile, Sally sits close to the whale's eye and assures the stranded creature of its strength and beauty.