Face to Face With Dolphins  •  Flip Nicklin NATURAL HISTORY •  2007 •  HARD COVER  • 32 PAGES You're 70 feet underwater -- face to face with one of the sea's friendliest creatures. National Geographic photographer Flip Nicklin and his wife Linda, a naturalist and educator, invite you to study the amazing behavior of the beloved dolphin. Learn the difference between an orca and a bottlenose. Witness a dophin baby nursed with mother's milk. Discover how these social mammals echolocate and communicate. Flip is a veteran of 5,500 dives worldwide, and this compelling book aims to encourage active concern and support for these smiling sea creatures whose intelligence demands our kinship. (BST119, $16.95)
Face to Face With Whales  •  Flip Nicklin NATURAL HISTORY •  2008 •  HARD COVER  • 32 PAGES • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8) You slip over the side of your boat, descending deep into the dark realm of the Earth's largest creature. Then the whale starts to sing, just feet away from you. You record the sounds, hoping one day to understand their language. Their music is a rare glimpse of this majestic mammal's unknown world. Photographer Flip Nicklin brings you face to face with whales as they communicate, nurse their young, and surface dramatically for air. Meet these intelligent, social creatures in their natural habitat; learn of the different kinds of whales, from humpbacks to belugas; discover how we can aid their recovery from years of overhunting; and how we can protect their environment. (BST117, $16.95)
Shark Beneath the Reef  •  Jean Craighead George LITERATURE •  1991 •  PAPER  • 192 PAGES • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12) In this suspenseful tale Craighead George follows the fate of a 14-year-old fisherman's son in Baja California -- and the choice he must make whether to continue to go to school or go to sea. As the title indicates, Tomas encounters a shark. (BJA54, $5.99)
Sweet Friday Island  •  Theodore Taylor LITERATURE •  1994 •  PAPER  • 176 PAGES • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12) Set on an uninhabited island in the Sea of Cortez, this "stranded-on-a-desert-island-with-a-psycho" story is written for middle schoolers. It has enough suspense -- and local color -- to keep kids in grades 6-9 turning the pages. (BJA11, $7.00)
Usborne Flashcard Spanish  •  Jo Litchfield LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS •  2004 •  FLEXI-BOUND  • 50 PAGES • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8) A standard playing card-size deck of 50 nicely illustrated flashcards geared for younger children. Each card features a colorful illustration with the Spanish word on the reverse. Vocabulary includes numbers, colors, food, animals, and other basic vocabulary that will appeal to young children. (GEN203, $8.99)
Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises (See and Explore Library)  •  Mark Carwardine NATURAL HISTORY •  1998 •  PAPER  • 64 PAGES • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12) With 900 detailed illustrations, this slim book is a highly visual guide to cetaceans that will appeal to kids ages 9 to 12. (BST10, $7.99)