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Name: Narwhal : Unicorn of the Arctic
Author: Fleming, Candace
ISBN: [978-0-593-37778-9,0-593-37778-8]

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Narwhal : Unicorn of the Arctic

Author: Fleming, Candace

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Follett Number: 2471PF5
Audience: Lower Elementary
Publisher: Anne Schwartz Books, 2024
Format: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
ISBN-13: 978-0-593-37778-9
ISBN-10: 0-593-37778-8
Dewey: -E-
Classifications: Fiction; Easy

Subjects:

Animal Fiction

Animals Fiction

Animals Habits and Behavior Fiction

Marine Animals Arctic Regions Fiction

Narwhals Behavior Fiction

Narwhals Fiction

Picture Books

With foldout pages.;Includes bibliographical references. "When winter ice covers the Arctic Ocean, a narwhal pokes his head through a patch of open water, his tusk, a six-foot long tooth, pointed to the sky. Join this mammal as he jousts with another narwhal, floats with his pod, and uses echolocation to find his prey. When warmer weather arrives, he will migrate towards summer ground. But he must be careful! Predators, orcas, and polar bearswill be hungry and looking for a meal ... How will the narwhal escape? Will he be able to return to the winter bay?"--OCLC.

From the publisher:
Venture to the Arctic Ocean and discover real life underwater unicorns--narwhals--in this stunningly illustrated nonfiction picture book. A HORN BOOK AND BOOKLIST BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR You are a narwhal. Shy... Swift... Small... Humans call you unicorn of the Arctic. When winter ice covers the Arctic Ocean, a narwhal pokes his head through a patch of open water, his tusk--a six-foot long tooth--pointed to the sky. Join this mammal as he jousts with another narwhal, floats with his pod, and uses echolocation to find his prey. When warmer weather arrives, he will migrate towards summer ground. But he must be careful! Predators--orcas and polar bears--will be hungry and looking for a meal.... How will the narwhal escape? Will he be able to return to the winter bay? Paired with atmospheric illustrations by debut illustrator Deena So'Oteh, nonfiction master Candace Fleming delivers a picture book, uniquely told in second person, that expertly explores the mysterious and fascinating unicorn of the Arctic.

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Booklist starred (September 1, 2024 (Vol. 121, No. 1)) (207 words; 1,313 chars)
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