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1. The whale
Publisher:
Lionsgate
Language:
English
Average Rating:
4 stars
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A reclusive English teacher, living alone in the wake of a tragedy, attempts to reconnect with his teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption in filmmaker Darren Aronofsky's transcendent, emotional epic. Nominated for three Academy Awards and featuring a career-defining performance from Brendan Fraser, THE WHALE is a deeply moving story of heartache, empathy, and grace.
2. The whale
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Series:
Lighthouse Family volume 2
Lexile measure:
670L
Language:
English
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A family of animals that lives in a lighthouse helps a lost baby beluga whale named Sebastian find his mother.
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Language:
English
Average Rating:
4.3 stars
Description:
"An utterly enchanting, immersive novel about an irrepressible young heroine who becomes an undercover agent during World War II-a sparkling debut, by turns heartwarming and heartbreaking. One blustery night in 1928, a whale washes up on the shores of the English Channel. By law, all whales belong to the King, but twelve-year-old Cristabel Seagrave has other plans. She and the rest of the household and their guests-her sister, Flossie (known affectionately...
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Lexile measure:
1200L
Language:
English
Average Rating:
3 stars
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"This edition of Moby-Dick, released in honor of the book's sesquicentennial, is the authoritative text of one of the world's great adventure stories. A crew of whalers sets out in pursuit of a fierce white whale that cost their captain his leg on a previous expedition. Their names ring through the canon of American literature: Ishmael, the narrator; Queequeg, a South Seas harpooner; Starbuck, the sober and serious chief mate; and above all Captain...
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Language:
English
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"A love letter to the 'largest, loudest, oldest' mammal ever to have existed...exhilarating." -People Magazine Winner of the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for Nonfiction, From his childhood fascination with the gigantic Natural History Museum model of a blue whale, to his abiding love of Moby-Dick, to his adult encounters with the living animals in the Atlantic Ocean, the acclaimed writer Philip Hoare has been obsessed with whales. The Whale is his unforgettable...
9. The whale
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Publisher:
Lucent Books
Pub. Date:
c1998
Language:
English
Description:
Presents an overview of various species of whale, how they have become endangered, and what is being done to protect them from extinction.
11. The whales
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Publisher:
Blue Sky Press
Pub. Date:
c1996
Lexile measure:
AD: Adult Directed 600L
Language:
English
Description:
Poetically describes the wonder of whales--what they look like, how they behave, and where they live.
12. The whale
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Publisher:
Templar Books, an imprint of Candlewick Press
Pub. Date:
2016
Language:
English
Description:
A wordless sea adventure based on the legend of the Great Spotted Whale traces, in evocative black-and-white graphite art, the experiences of two young whale watchers who work together to capture incontrovertible proof that the mythical whale exists.
13. The whales' song
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Publisher:
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date:
1991
Lexile measure:
560L
Language:
English
Description:
Enthralled by her grandmother's story of seeing and hearing whales singing in the sea long ago, Lilly hopes to see them herself and to hear their mysterious songs.
Publisher:
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date:
[2006]
Language:
English
Description:
In his third feature, director Noah Baumbach (Frances Ha) scores a triumph with an autobiographical coming-of-age story about a teenager (Jesse Eisenberg) whose parents are divorcing. The father (Jeff Daniels) and mother (Laura Linney) duke it out in half-civilized, half-savage fashion, while their two sons adapt in different ways, shifting allegiances between parents. Nominated for Best Original Screenplay at the **Academy Awards.** Nominated for...
15. The Whale
Publisher:
Cinedigm
Pub. Date:
2011
Language:
English
Description:
Narrated by Ryan Reynolds ("The Proposal"), THE WHALE tells the remarkable true story of a young, wild killer whale-an orca-nicknamed Luna, who lost contact with his family on the coast of British Columbia and became famous around the world when he tried to make friends with human beings.
17. The whale shark
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Series:
Pub. Date:
2013
Lexile measure:
880L
Language:
English
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"Engaging images accompany information about the whale shark. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--Provided by publisher.
19. The whale caller
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Publisher:
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Language:
English
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"A voice for which one should feel not only affection but admiration." -The New York Times The Whale Caller, Zakes Mda's fifth novel, is his most enchanting and accessible book yet-a romantic comedy of sorts in which the changing face of post-apartheid South Africa is revealed through prodigious, lyrical storytelling. As the novel opens, the seaside village of Hermanus, on the country's west coast, is overrun with whale watchers-foreign tourists wearing...
Publisher:
Docurama :
Pub. Date:
2012
Language:
English
Description:
The Whale tells the remarkable true story of a young, wild killer whale (an Orca) nicknamed Luna, who lost contact with his family on the coast of British Columbia and became famous around the world when he tried to make friends with human beings.