Suggested Reading List for Teachers, Grades K-8
Grades K-3
Loud Emily is a little girl that was born with a very strong voice. Her parents think there is no hope for Emily in life. Loud Emily finds her voice to be very helpful for many situations especially if you’re at sea.
Peggony-Po, Andrea Davis Pinkney
Peggony- Po is a carved child who decides to go out in search of Cetus who is an enormous whale that many have tried to catch but no one has made, not even Gelleon who is Peggony’s father who got his leg ate off in hi last attempt of catching Cetus. Peggony-Po is now decided to be the one on catching that Whale.
Baby Whales Drink Milk, Barbara Juster Esbensen
Kids book that explain how these huge mammals have and take care of there calf (baby Whale) also explaining different characteristics of the whale and what makes them mammals.
A Whale of a Tale! Bonnie Worth
Cat in the hat explains everything about whales and dolphins and the purpose of them.
The Snow Whale, Caroline Pitcher
After a snow storm two children Laurie and Leo decide to build a snow whale and let there imaginations run, this how giving there whale friend a life of its own.
Who’s in the Sea? Charles Reasoner
A children’s slide open page book that will make them enjoy while discovering different kind of underwater creatures.
Sydney and the Whalebird, David Elliot
Sydney the inventor made another creation which has caused for his friend Bill the whale to stay stranded at the beach; now Sydney needs to come up with another whole invention to help his friend Bill get back in the Water.
Little Whale’s Song, Fran Evans
Little Whale get lost after playing with his friends he cant find his family and also cant remember his families calling sound so little whale starts looking for help to learn how to sing again to be able to reunite with his family.
The Snail and the Whale, Julia Donaldson
A small snail that wants to see the world hitches a ride on the whale’s tail.
Peg and the Whale, Kenneth Oppel
Peg a six year old girl who is born out at sea. Peg is a very challenging girl who is good at every thing she does specially fishing but she wasn’t happy she wanted more so she decides to go out and catch something big.
Rainbow Fish and the Big Blue Whale, Marcus Pfister
Rainbow fish and his friends cross path with a big blue whale, afraid the small fish of his enormous size a miss understanding occurs starting a fight between the fish and the whale. Now it’s up to rainbow fish to solve the problem.
A Garden of Whales, Maggie Steincrohn Davis
A boy who set his imagination free and has a plan of how to save the whales calling all his friends to help him work in his whale garden.
Big Blue Whale, Nicola Davies
Wonderful book that helps children learn different facts about a blue whales life.
A Little Whale Tale, Sam McKendry
A little whale tale begins when a little whale gets lost when she is suppose to start migrating to warm waters While looking for the way back she meets other type of sea animals.
Dear Mr. Blueberry, Simon James
Emily and her teacher Mr. Blueberry exchange letters during the summer when Emily believes there’s a whale in her pond. But at the end of the summer Emily has exciting news for her teacher Mr. Blueberry.
Freddi Fish a Whale of a Tale, Scott Nickel
Freddi the fish it on a mission of finding Wally the whale he cant be found no where apparently he got stranded on the beach its up to his friends to help him get back in the water.
Amos & Boris, William Steig
Story about a mouse that goes out to sail finding himself in dangerous situation at sea he meets a whale and amazed one another with there similarities and differences they developed a wonderful friendship.
Grades 3-5
Moby Dick version for the understanding of younger minds.
Tangled in the Bay, Deborah Tobin
Tangled in the Bay is a story about a young rite right whale that gets tangled in fishing gear and a group of rescuers come to help it get out of that situation.
You wouldn’t want to sail on a 19th century Whaling Ship! Peter Cook
This book talks about different experiences that sailor would have on there voyage it will make you change your mind about wanting to be a sailor.
The Scrimshaw Ring, William Jaspersohn
William a young boy who has a nice family and loves telling pirate stories one day while his parents go to town a group of sailor come to shore and gives this child a scrimshaw ring after burring there captain and first mate. A story with an introduction to the American families’ life styles.
Grades 6-8
A fictional account of Sir Francis Drake’s 1587 raid on the Spanish port of Cadiz, Cadnum told through the eyes of a young surgeon named Thomas Spyre.
Black Hands, White Sails, Patricia C. McKissack
A book on the story of the African-American Whalers.
The Whale People, Roderick Haig-Brown
This book captures the tangled emotions of adolescence life on the West coast before the arrival of Europeans.
The Young Man and the Sea, Rodman Philbrick
Skiff Beaman a young boy with a load of problems after his mother’s death and his boat sank refuses to give up despite overwhelming odds.
Whalesinger, Welwyn Wilton Katz
Nick is a research assistant for a conservation project, with a terrible thought that he wants to escape. Just when he is getting ready to isolate himself he meets a young girl that could understand a gray whales song. This might help reveal there faith.