Crowley County Combined Library

Text and photographs present information about seals and whales.

"Herman Melville's Moby-Dick is considered by many readers to be the Great American Novel. But most don't know that since its appearance in 1851, it has been revised in substantial ways that alter its original meaning. Melville's masterpiece is described as a "fluid text": it exists in multiple versions, each revealing shifting intentions. The new Longman Critical Edition offers unprecedented access to the revisions that Melville made, the further...

Piggie is upset because a whale took the ball she found, but Gerald finds a solution that pleases all of them.

Presents a scientific study of why so many whales become stranded in shallow water.

Looking for adventure and a new life, Ishmael, the story's narrator, decides to find work on a whaling boat. On arriving at the Massachusetts harbour to begin his search, the only bed available is already half occupied by a "cannibal" named Queequeg. Although Queequeg has limited English, a friendship forms and the two men sign up for work together aboard the Pequod under the infamous Captain Ahab. Consumed by an insane rage, Captain Ahab has but...

"Describes the behavior, physical characteristics, and habitats of different species of whales"--Provided by publisher.

Describes the physical characteristics, habitat, food habits and defense mechanisms of this gray-spotted whale which can be found in the North Pacific ocean.

Provides instructions for drawing a variety of whales, including the killer whale, the gray whale, and the humpback whale.

When a big blue whale comes to live near their reef, there is a misunderstanding between him and Rainbow Fish and his friends that leaves everyone very unhappy and hungry.