RECOMMENDED
BOOKS - MOVIES - LINKS
Books:
Marine Mammals of the World:
A Comprehensive Guide to their Identification
by Thomas A. Jefferson, Ph.D,
Marc A. Webber & Robert L. Pittman
Illlustrations by Brett Jarrett
Published by Elsevier
To order this amazing new field guide click here
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A Whale For The Killing
by Farley Mowat
Behind The Dolphin Smile
by Richard O'Barry
Chicken Soup for the Ocean Lover's Soul
by Jack Canfield
D is For Dolphin
by Cami Berg & Illustrated by Janet Biondi
Eye of the Whale
by Dick Russell
In The Company of Whales
by Alexandra Morton
Island of the Blue Dolphins
by Scott O'Dell
Killer Whales of the World
by Robin w. Baird
Mind In The Waters
by Joan McIntyre
Moby Dick
by Herman Melville
Orca, The Whale Called Killer
by Erich Hoyt
Seasons of the Whales
by Erich Hoyt
Silent Spring
by Rachel Carson
Song of Sedna
by Robert D. San Souci
Song of the Whale
by Rex Wyler
The Sierra Club Handbook of Whales and Dolphins
by Stephen Leatherwood & Randall Reeves
The Whales of Hawaii
by Kenneth C. Balcomb III & Illustrated by Larry Foster
Whales, Dolphins, Porpoises
by National Geographic Society
Movies:
Free Willy 1 & 2
Whale Rider (2003)
Whale Songs:
Baby Beluga
by Raffi
Educational Links:
Grupo Tortuguero - The Grupo Tortuguero is a network of individuals, communities, organizations, and institutions from around the world, dedicated to sea turtle conservation. We work to increase connectivity, information sharing and collaboration efforts between a wide network of local fishermen and community members, partner organizations, and entities that make up Grupo Tortuguero.
www.nofishinmydish.com - No-Fish Game Helps Kids Understand Overfishing.
www.orca-live.net
- See orcas in the wild in British Columbia.
www.mathinmotion.com
- Make an origami whale and integrate with math.
www.coastforyou.org
- California Coastal Commission site. Adopt A Beach for clean ups and
FREE to California educators Waves, Wetlands, and Watersheds Science Activity
Guide (154 pages). Also available in PDF format.
www.marinecareers.net
- Reference for students interested in careers in marine science.
Marine,
Coastal and Watershed Resource Directory - List of 400 organizations
in California that provide outreach or volunteer opportunities.
www.mindenpictures.com
- Beautiful animal and earth photographs for sale from the worlds most
famous wildlife photographers. Several of the marine mammal photos are
seen on Save The Whales website.
Whale
Population Statistics Educational Concepts and Skills - Includes geography,
use of maps & charts, and environmental relationships.
Tagging Ocean Animals:
Tagging of Pacific Predators (TOPP) is a 10-year project (headquartered at Hopkins Marine Station, Long Marine Lab, and NOAA's Southwest Fisheries Center in Pacific Grove, both in California) that is putting satellite tags on thousands of the Pacific Ocean’s top predators. Its new site uses the latest Web technology to connect humans who love and are intrigued by the oceans with the lives of ocean-going animals. It features animated maps of migrating white sharks, leatherback turtles, salmon sharks and elephant seals, with 18 more species to come. Researchers blog daily, currently from a shark-tagging cruise off California, a turtle-tagging expedition in Indonesia, and a black-footed albatross fledgling tagging in Midway Atoll. By downloading a widget, kids (and adults) can maintain a direct connection to a live wild migrating animal in the Pacific Ocean.
Other features on TOPP include videos, updated ocean news, photo-of-the-day, ask-a-researcher, and feature stories about the research, the animals and the scientists.
The site was created by the same team behind the Great Turtle Race. That project demonstrated that the approach of engaging the general public with interactive graphics, combined with stories that explain the science by using multimedia tools and by linking directly to a living, migrating animal, is a powerful way to educate people.
Whale Watching Links:
www.sanctuarycruises.com - Save the Whales recommends Sanctuary Cruises for whale watching in Monterey Bay, CA.
whalewatchwestcork.com
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