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Lourie, Peter

Whaling Season: A Year in the Life of an Arctic Whale Scientist

80 pp. | Houghton | October, 2009 | Trade ISBN 978-0-618-77709-9 $18.00

(2) 4-6 Scientists in the Field series. Whale biologist Craig George works with the Inupiaq community documenting the bowhead whale population and Inupiaq hunts. Lourie conveys George's thoughts on living in such an extreme region and explains his path to becoming a biologist. Numerous photographs capture the piercing whites, grays, and blues of Alaska in the sunny spring as well as the bloody work of taking apart a whale. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 2010