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Life After Whale : the Amazing Ecosystem of a Whale Fall

Author: Brunelle, Lynn

Follett Number: 2513KE5
Audience: Lower Elementary
Publisher: Holiday House, 2024
Format: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, color map ; 24 x 29 cm
ISBN-13: 978-0-8234-5228-6
ISBN-10: 0-8234-5228-X
LCCN: 2022-033729
Dewey: 577.7
Classifications: Nonfiction

Subjects:
Deep-Sea Animals Food
Deep-Sea Ecology
Whales
"Neal Porter books.";Includes bibliographical references. "A book about the rich ecosystem that springs up around the death of a whale in the deep sea"--Provided by publisher.

From the publisher:
Follow a blue whale's enormous body to the bottom of the ocean, where it sets the stage for a bustling new ecosystem to flourish. All living things must one day die, and Earth's largest creature, the majestic blue whale, is no exception. But in nature, death is never a true ending. When this whale closes her eyes for the last time in her 90-year life, a process known as whale fall is just beginning. Her body will float to the surface, then slowly sink through the deep; from inflated behemoth to clean-picked skeleton, it will offer food and shelter at each stage to a vast diversity of organisms, over the course of a century and beyond. Caldecott Medalist Jason Chin's astonishing artwork enriches and amplifies engaging, well-researched text by Bill Nye the Science Guy writer Lynn Brunelle. Young lovers of the macabre will relish each page of Life After Whale. Meanwhile, those grappling with the hard subject of death will take solace in this honest look at the circle of life, which closes on a young whale enjoying the same waves as her ancestor. Additional back pages offer further info and reading recommendations on whales, whale falls, and ecosystems. A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection One of Evanston Public Library's 101 Great Books for Kids

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