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Author Hodgkins, Fran, 1964-

Title The whale scientists : solving the mystery of whale strandings / by Fran Hodgkins.

Publication Info. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Co., 2007.

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Location Call No. Status
 Bristol, Main Library - Children's Department  J599.5 HOD    Check Shelf
 Enfield, Main Library - Children's Department  J 599.5 HOD    Check Shelf
 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Children's Department  J 599.5 HODGKINS    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Children's Department  J599.5 HOD    Check Shelf
 Plainville Public Library - Children's Department  J ANIMALS - AQUATIC 599.5 HOD    Check Shelf
 Windsor Locks Public Library - Children's Department  J 599.5 HOD    Check Shelf
Description 63 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 24 x 29 cm.
Series Scientists in the field
Scientists in the field.
Note Includes index.
Contents Transformed mammal -- Why whales strand? -- Getting answers from strandings -- Tragedy and triumph -- Acknowledgments and thanks -- Sources -- Glossary -- Index.
Summary With their numbers diminishing, scientists are trying to solve the mystery of whale strandings. Why would the world's largest mammal do something that would most likely cause it to die? Around the world, scientists are trying to find the answer.
Study Program Accelerated Reader AR MG 8.2 2.0 118044.
Awards A Junior Library Guild selection
Subject Whales -- Juvenile literature.
Whaling -- Juvenile literature.
Whales -- Stranding -- Juvenile literature.
Whales.
Whaling.
Whales -- Stranding.
ISBN 0618556737 reinforced $18.00
9780618556731 reinforced $18.00
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