DK Readers. Journey of a Humpback Whale Level 2. Beginning to Read Alone
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Manufacturer: DK CHILDREN
Author: Caryn Jenner
Binding: Paperback
Publication Date: 2002-08-01
Publisher: DK CHILDREN
Label: DK CHILDREN
Number Of Pages: 32
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Editorial Review
Written by children's authors and compiled by leading experts in the field of literacy, DK READERS capture children's interest and help them learn.
DK Readers is a multi-level learning-to-read program combining DK's highly visual style with appealing stories at four graduated levels. Stunning photographs and engaging, age-appropriate stories are guaranteed to capture a child's interest while developing reading skills and general knowledge. DK Readers allow progression from stories for beginning readers with simple sentences and word repetition through to stories with rich vocabulary and more challenging sentence structure for proficient readers.
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The highs and lows of being a big mammal in the oceans... 
2008-12-21
Journey of a Humpback Whale, by Caryn Jenner, is a whale of a book (pun intended!). As kids' books go, this brief, 32 page book (booklet?) is packed full of age appropriate information and factoids about (primarily) humpback whales. It is a DK Readers "2" book (recommended for those beginning to read alone; longer sentences and increased vocabulary over level 1; information boxes with additional facts; and an index). The font size is about 24!
There are three humpbacks featured: Triton, Spoon, and Salt. Triton is a male, and is the featured whale. The names are perhaps the corniest parts of the story, but they don't destroy the discussion of humpback natural history and biology.
You'll learn (however briefly) about the unique markings on a whale's fluke, how and when they breath, songs, migration, swimming behavior, food habits and feeding ecology, the role of blubber, and the impact of civilization on whales (whaling, pollution, entanglement, and ecotourism).
It's a good book for early readers.
Great photos, as you should expect from all DK books. To help "save the whales", the author suggests Greenpeace and Cetacean Society International.
Go look at in a bookstore first 
2007-04-16
So I ordered this book of of the strength of some other DK books that I have purchased for my son. All of the other books I looked at in a bookstore first - this time I did not. So imagine my surprise to find a picture of a dead dolphin floating upside down in a drift net.
For me that is not an appropriate image for a child to see. I can understand if they want to bring up the topic, and the other picture of a whale with a drift net where the words say that he breaks free is fine. But a picture of a dead dolphin - the book went staight back to Amazon.
I love this book so, so much! 2005-12-13
I love this book so, so much because it has a map. I learned that he swims from the warm water to the cold water. There's not much food in the warm water but there's lots of food in the cold water. I learned that a whale's tail goes up and down but a fish's tail goes side to side.
You should read this book because it's awesome and has a map.
Travis, age 5
