Little Gray's Great Migration

o Summary: This books tells about what whales do. How the breath and interact with different things. It tells about the different foods the whale eats and the journey it can go on through the ocean. The last few pages have facts about whales. o Grade level: third o Appropriate classroom use: Classroo......more

Great to use in a unit of study!......more

People are fascinated by whales and according to the author's story-line in Little Gray's Great Migration, Gray Whales are also fascinated by people - so much so that they relish entertaining people and receiving their applause. While entertaining, I find the story just a bit too fictional to be cla......more

Little Gray loves his life frolicking in the waters with his mother. But the whales cannot stay there much longer, and he and his mother must head for feeding grounds. Little Gray wants to take his time since he enjoys seeing people along the way, but once he realizes that his mother is weak and nee......more

An anthropomorphized gray whale calf describes the long migration north to the Bering Sea. The illustrations are reminiscent of Steve Jenkins' cut paper, and the story is simple and clear and fun for reading aloud. There is information in the back describing in more detail the elements of the story.......more