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  • Published: 2 February 2021
  • ISBN: 9781682632888
  • Imprint: Holiday House
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 48
  • RRP: $16.99

About Marine Mammals

A Guide for Children




A classroom favorite and first glimpse of marine mammals that's ideal for budding oceanographers! From the creators of the award-winning About... and About Habitats series.

"A solid nonfiction treat for budding naturalists." ―Booklist

In About Marine Mammals, former educator and author Cathryn Sill tells children what is essential for understanding and appreciating marine mammals—how they look, how they move, what they eat, and where they live. She covers animals as diverse as whales and otters to dolphins, polar bears, and more.

Noted wildlife illustrator John Sill offers beautifully detailed, realistic paintings to depict a variety of marine mammals, and an afterword provides more details.

About Marine Mammals is part of the award-winning About... series. Ideal for casual exploration as well as for early childhood and elementary science units on animals.

An Outstanding Science Trade Book for Students K-12 ―National Science Teachers Association / Children's Book Council

  • Published: 2 February 2021
  • ISBN: 9781682632888
  • Imprint: Holiday House
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 48
  • RRP: $16.99

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Praise for About Marine Mammals

"Dependable fare for budding naturalists."—Kirkus Reviews "This broad introduction to marine mammals covers major characteristics, using illustrations rendered in soft hues to captivate readers. . . A serviceable addition for young children interested in ocean wildlife." —School Library Journal "A lovely study of more than a dozen aquatic mammals, all captured in wildlife illustrator John Sill's handsome watercolors." —Publishers Weekly "A solid nonfiction treat for budding naturalists."—Booklist