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K-3Extraordinary Migrations series.
Illustrated by
Tom Leonard.
A gray whale feeds heavily in her arctic home, preparing for her annual migration to warmer waters off Mexico. Once there, she has a baby, then in a few months, they return north. The clear though uneventful text is joined by full-page acrylic illustrations, which, while not adding much context apart from a single map, are accurate and realistic. Reading list. Glos., ind.