Baby Whales Drink Milk

Baby Whales Drink MilkBy: Barbara Juster Esbensen Illustrator: Lambert Davis Series: Let's Read and Find Out Science 1 Read and find out about how whales are mammalsjust like usin this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book. What do dogs, pigs, whales, and people have in common? They are all mammals. Whales may seem like enormous fish, but they are really mammals like dogs and pigs and people. They breathe air through lungs, they are warm blooded, and they have

Read and find out about how whales are mammals—just like us—in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book.

What do dogs, pigs, whales, and people have in common? They are all mammals. Whales may seem like enormous fish, but they are really mammals like dogs and pigs and people. They breathe air through lungs, they are warm-blooded, and they have hair. Baby whales even drink milk—just like people do! 

This clear and appealing science book for early elementary age kids, both at home and in the classroom, is a Level 1 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out, which means the book explores introductory concepts perfect for children in the primary grades. The 100+ titles in this leading nonfiction series are:

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