A Sea of Books!

    Are you looking for books about the ocean and the animals that live there? You've come to the right place! WhaleTimes will highlight books that get our "seal" of approval (sorry, you knew we had to use it sometime!). We'll try to give you the name and address of the publisher, be sure to tell them that WhaleTimes sent you!

    We hope you find these books seaworthy....

The Bioluminescence Coloring Book

Don't let the name fool you, this is the coolest book we've seen in a long time. Learn while you paint.....this well-written book provides great information about deep-sea bioluminescent animals (animals that glow) from the expert, Dr. Edith Widder, great illustrations, and glow-in-the-dark paint!  After you paint it you can turn out the lights and see how each animal glows. This book is perfect for ALL ages. Parents can help younger children learn about the animals and older children will enjoy the creative side of learning science

Edith Widder, Ph.D.
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution, Florida
(ISBN#: 0-9659686-0-X)
You can purchase a copy directly from the source, http://www.hboi.edu/giftshop

The Dolphin Doctor

Written by the original marine mammal scientist.  This biography of his life as a scientists and his work with a very special dolphin, Tuffy.

Sam Ridgway
Yankee Publishing Inc.
Dublin, NH
(ISBN# 0-89909-140-7)
You can purchase a copy directly from the source, order form

Manatees and Dugongs

    by John E. Reynolds III and Daniel K. Odell

WhaleTimes receives many letters wanting to know more about manatees. This is where we go to find the answers. You'll love this easy-to-read, well-written book, too. Plus you'll love the beautiful color manatee photos. You'll get all this great information directly from the experts for only $24.95! Here' the information you'll need to get your own copy...

Manatees and Dugongs
John E. Reynolds III and Daniel K. Odell
Facts on File, Inc.
460 Park Avenue South
New York, NY 10016
(ISBN#: 0-8160-2436-7)
Published 1991

    Probably More Than You Want to Know About the
         Fishes of the Pacific Coast

This is a fun book with many of your favorite fish species. Robin Milton Love, the author, provides excellent descriptions, plus adds humor throughout the book. Learn a lot, laugh a lot, what more can you ask?

Really Big Press
P.O. Box 60123
Santa Barbara, CA 93160
(ISBN#: 0-9628725-4-7)

    Seals and Sirenians (The Sierra Club Handbook)

Are you looking for information about sea lions, sea otters or polar bears? You can find that and more in Seals and Sirenians. This well-written book provides accurate, easy to read information about seals, sea lions, otters, walruses, polar bears and manatees. (In fact, all the marine mammals - except whales.)

Written by leading marine mammals experts Stephen Leatherwood, Brent Stewart and Randall Reeves, Seals and Sirenians introduces you to the natural history of marine mammals, plus gives you an insight into historical and current human/animal interactions and conservation information.

We recommend this book to everyone! It is perfect for older students, teachers and especially for anyone that loves marine mammals. Best of all it is reasonably priced - under $20.

Sierra Club Bookstore
730 Polk Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
Or call them at (415) 923-5500
fax (415) 776-0350

Whales and Dolphins (The Sierra Club Handbook)

This is a great resource to the whale species. Written by Stephen Leatherwood and Randall Reeves, you can learn a little about every kind of whale. Although it was published in 1983, we feel it is still the most concise and complete whale resource guide around.

It also has beautiful illustrations by Larry Foster.

Like the Seals and Sirenians book, we recommend this book to everyone! It is perfect for older students, teachers and especially for anyone that loves marine mammals. Best of all it is reasonably priced - under $20. Your collection won't be complete without this one either.

Sierra Club Bookstore
730 Polk Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
Or call them at (415) 923-5500
fax (415) 776-0350

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