Baby Whales Jump

Off the Pacific coast of Mexico, a baby sperm whale is born, feeds, speaks to her mother in clicks and spends her days diving, spy-hopping, lob-tailing and rolling as she grows and learns the ways of the sea. Exhilarating color illustrations take children on a magical journey into the deep.

Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! Discover what a humpback whale has in common with a gibbon or a caribou. Learn what sets a humpback whale apart from a hedgehog or a sloth. Readers will compare key traits of humpback whales—their appearance, behavior, habitat, and life cycle—to traits of other mammals. Charts and sidebars support key ideas and provide details. Through gathering information about similarities and differences, readers will make connections and draw conclusions about what makes this animal a mammal and how mammals are alike and different from each other.

Kai, a baby humpback, finds being a baby whale takes much practicing. Through his Mom’s instruction and encouragement, Kai is ready for his trip to Alaska and back to Maui. Follow his baby milestones and compare to your own.

‘The title epitomizes Esbensen’s creative presentation of an important concept: how whales differ from the fish they seem to resemble and share characteristics with other mammals.… An excellent addition to the Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out series.’—K. ‘Introduces a full range of information about whale anatomy, development, and behavior.… Esbensen’s simple, informative text keeps its young audience clearly in view.’—BL.

The amazing true story of a baby gray whale rescued off the California coast and nursed back to health is brought to life with beautiful full-color photos and exciting play-by-play narrative.

Describes the physical aspects and social behavior of whales from birth to adulthood.

The story of the first year of a real-life humpback whale is told in words & pictures that teach children a lot about these majestic beasts, & tell an enchanting story at the same time. "The readable text covers birth, food, habits, habitats, physical characteristics, migrations, & the singing of humpback whales." -School Library Journal

Full-page color photos support simple text to help readers learn about a whale calf's life in the zoo, including what it eats, what its blowhole is for, and what a family of whales is called. An illustrated Words to Know section at the beginning of the book prepares readers to understand the vocabulary they will encounter in the text.

A mother and baby humpback whale stray from the ocean into San Francisco Bay, up the Sacramento River, and with help from friendly humans find their way home again.