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The Whale Who Swam Through Time

Name: The Whale Who Swam Through Time
ISBN: 9781250803023

A Two-hundred-year Journey in the Arctic

Alex Boersma, Nick Pyenson

Roaring Brook Press · Print & ebook · May 24, 2022

Reading lane: Marine Life

This sweeping nonfiction picture book The Whale Who Swam Through Time explores the 200-year lifespan of a bowhead whale and the changing environment that surrounds her.

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Why This Clicks

A Long View

Follow a bowhead whale’s Arctic life across two centuries of environmental change.

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The rare perspective of a whale living nearly 200 years
Detailed illustrations of the natural world

Expect

A nonfiction picture book with an environmental thread
A thoughtful account of human impact on changing ecosystems

Book Details

Authors: Alex Boersma, Nick Pyenson
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
Published: May 24, 2022
Format: Print & ebook
Theme: Marine Life · Oceans, Lakes & Water
Reading lane: Marine Life

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Marine Life
Protecting the Planet
Ecosystems & Environment

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This sweeping nonfiction picture book The Whale Who Swam Through Time explores the 200-year lifespan of a bowhead whale and the changing environment that surrounds her. Almost 200 years ago . . . Our journey begins with the birth of a bowhead whale, the longest-living mammal in the world. Over the course of her life in the Arctic, the bowhead whale witnesses many changes: from an era of peace and solitude to one of oil rigs and cruise liners. With gorgeous, detailed, and striking illustrations, this well researched and thoughtfully curated nonfiction story captures the magic and beauty of the natural world, while also providing a thoughtful account of how humans have impacted our changing ecosystems and a call-to-action for protecting the environment. A 2023 OSTB Selected Title