Baby Whales Drink Milk 自然科学启蒙1：喝乳汁的幼鲸ISBN9780064451192

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

　　PreSchool-K-This series entry discusses the ways whales differfrom fish, resemble humans, and the features that make them uniquecreatures of the sea. Using a picture-book format with ratherclunky paintings, the simple text introduces children to the commonaspects of all warm-blooded mammals. Esbensen focuses on thehumpback whale and compares it to cats, dogs, horses, pigs, andhumans to establish their commonalities. The humpback life cycle isdescribed and illustrated, a cut-away drawing of a museum displayshows a glimpse of blubber and internal organs, and a world mapshows where these mammals live in winter and summer. A few otherspecies are mentioned, and contacts for whale-watching tours arelisted.
Frances E. Millhouser, Reston Regional Library, VA
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