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The whale who won hearts! and more true stories of adventures with animals

Follows an underwater wildlife photographer on four real-life adventures as he photographs leatherback sea turtles, harp seals, a whale named Wilma, and some gray reef sharks.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Skerry, Brian (Author), Zoehfeld, Kathleen Weidner (Author)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, [2014]
Series:	National geographic kids. Chapters.
Subjects:	Marine animals > Juvenile nonfiction. Wildlife photography > Juvenile nonfiction. Underwater photography > Juvenile nonfiction.
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Summary:	Follows an underwater wildlife photographer on four real-life adventures as he photographs leatherback sea turtles, harp seals, a whale named Wilma, and some gray reef sharks.
Physical Description:	111 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (page 111) and index.
ISBN:	9781426315213 (lib. bdg.) 142631521X (lib. bdg.) 9781426315206 (pbk.) 1426315201 (pbk.)
Author Notes:	BRIAN SKERRY is a photojournalist specializing in marine wildlife and underwater environments. Since 1998 he has been a contract photographer for National Geographic magazine covering a wide range of subjects and stories. In 2014 he was named a National Geographic Photography Fellow. In 2015 Skerry was named a Nikon Ambassador, and in 2017 he received the National Geographic Photographer's Photographer Award.Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld is an award-winning author of more than 70 books for children. Her titles include What Lives in a Shell?, winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science's Best Children's Science Picture Book award; What Is the World Made Of?, a Children's Book-of-the-Month Club main selection; and What's Alive?, also named an AAAS Best Children's Science Picture Book.