Whaling Season: A Year in the Life of an Arctic Whale Scientist
Series
Scientists in the Field
written and photographed by
Peter Lourie
Edition
-
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Imprint
Houghton Mifflin
ISBN
9780618777099
POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREAS
Illustrations/Images: Blood/Gore
John Craighead George is an Arctic whale scientist studying bowhead whales in Barrow, Alaska, the northernmost town in the United States. He conducts his research in harmony with the cultural traditions of the Iñupiaq Eskimos, natives to the area, who have been hunting these whales for more than two thousand years. Glossary. Iñupiaq glossary. Further reading. Web sites. Index. Full-color photographs.
POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREAS
Illustrations/Images: Blood/Gore
Details
Format
Page Count
80
Trim Size
11" x 9"
Dewey
599.5/276
AR
7.3: points 2
Lexile
NC1150L
Genre
Nonfiction
Scholastic Reading Counts
5
JLG Release
Jan 2010
Book Genres
Topics
Bowhead whales. Biology. Alaska. The Arctic. Scientists. Iñupiaq Eskimos. Hunting.
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Praise & Reviews
Starred or favorable reviews have been received from these periodicals:
Booklist*, The Horn Book Magazine, The Horn Book Guide^, School Library Journal*
Praise & Reviews
Junior Library Guild
• The subject is fascinating, especially the connection between science and tradition in both the whale hunt and the study of whales.
• John Craighead George (known as Craig) comes across as a charismatic scientist and a lover of nature.
• Easy to follow and vividly presented. Of particular interest are the explanations of the difficulties associated with dissecting and studying something as enormous as a bowhead whale.
Horn Book
Whale biologist Craig George works with the Inupiaq community documenting the bowhead whale population and Inupiaq hunts. Lourie conveys George's thoughts on living in such an extreme region and explains his path to becoming a biologist. Numerous photographs capture the piercing whites, grays, and blues of Alaska in the sunny spring as well as the bloody work of taking apart a whale. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind.
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