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Baby Seal
Contributor(s): Lang, Aubrey (Author), Lynch, Wayne (Photographer)
ISBN: 1550417266     ISBN-13: 9781550417265
Publisher: Fitzhenry & Whiteside
OUR PRICE:   $7.16  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: February 2004
* Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: A baby harp seal is born on the frozen Arctic Ocean with only his vigilant mother to care for him. At first the pup does little more than sleep and drink his mother's milk. As he grows, however, he begins to show a little curiosity about his neighbours on the ice. But this is a harsh world. At only twelve days old, the helpless baby is about to be abandoned for good. His mother will no longer care for him. It's time for the harp seal to grow up.
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BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals - Mammals
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals - Marine Life
Dewey: 599.79
Series: Nature Babies
Physical Information: 0.3" H x 8" W x 7" (0.28 lbs) 36 pages
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 59155
Reading Level: 4.5   Interest Level: Lower Grades   Point Value: 0.5
 
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A baby harp seal is born on the frozen Arctic Ocean with only his vigilant mother to care for him. At first the pup does little more than sleep and drink his mother's milk. As he grows, however, he begins to show a little curiosity about his neighbours on the ice. But this is a harsh world. At only twelve days old, the helpless baby is about to be abandoned for good. His mother will no longer care for him. It's time for the harp seal to grow up.

  • Original color photographs taken in the wild
  • Simple, informative stories
  • Includes a Did You Know? Section of interesting facts
  • Complete with introduction, table of contents, and index for parents and teachers
  • A fine introduction to nature for preschoolers and primary readers

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    Contributor Bio(s): Lynch, Wayne: - Dr. Wayne Lynch is the author of award-winning books and television documentaries, a popular guest lecturer, and a well-known and widely published professional wildlife photographer. His children's books include Penguins! and Bears, Bears, Bears; his books for adults include Owls of the United States and Canada and Penguins of the World.Lang, Aubrey: - text by Aubrey Lang; photography by Wayne Lynch