

Whaling Season: A Year in the Life of an Arctic Whale Scientist
By:
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.
ISBN: 9780618777099
JLG Release: Jan 2010
Praise & Reviews
Starred or favorable reviews have been received from these periodicals:
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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
• 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.
Book Details
ISBN
9780618777099
First Release
January 2010
Genre
Nonfiction
Dewey Classification
599.5/276
Trim Size
11" x 9"
Page Count
80
Accelerated Reader
Level 7.3; Points: 2;
Scholastic Reading Counts
Level 10.5; Points: 5;
Lexile
N/AFormat
Print Book
Edition
-
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Potentially Sensitive Areas
Illustrations/Images: Blood/Gore
Topics
Bowhead whales, Biology, Alaska, The Arctic, Scientists, Iñupiaq Eskimos, Hunting,