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Young, Karen Romano

Whale Quest: Working Together to Save Endangered Species

128 pp. | Twenty-First Century | August, 2017 | Library ISBN 978-1-4677-9246-2 $37.32 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-5124-2847-6
(4) YA Young overloads her presentation with myriad topics regarding whales and their relationships with humans. Basic science is followed by whaling and its eventual ban, profiles of scientists engaged in research, the controversies surrounding captivity, and citizen science projects devoted to conservation. Photographs, diagrams, sidebars, and quotes are included. A basic "Whale Guide" on twenty different species is appended. Reading list, websites. Bib., glos., ind.
Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

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