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Whales and us : our shared journey  Cover Image Book Book

Whales and us : our shared journey / India Desjardins ; Nathalie Dion ; translated by David Warriner.

Summary:

"This beautifully illustrated nonfiction picture book examines the history, environment, biology and behavior or whales. Through stories and legends, it explores humans' relationship to whales, the threats to their existence, and what we can do to protect them"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781459839342 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: 51 pages : color illustrations ; 32 cm
  • Publisher: [Victoria, BC] : Orca Book Publishers, 2024.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Translation of: Les baleines et nous.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Language Note:
Translated from the French
Subject: Whales > Juvenile literature.
Genre: Illustrated works.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at Tsuga Consortium.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Cookstown Branch J 599.5 Des 31681030059927 JNONFIC Available -
Lakeshore Branch J 599.5 Des 31681030059919 JNONFIC Available -

India Desjardins is a French Canadian author and screenwriter based in Montréal, whose popular series Le journal d’Aurélie Laflamme has sold more than two million copies in the francophone space and has been adapted for the big screen. Her picture book Le Noël de Marguerite won the 2014 BolognaRagazzi Award and was a finalist for the Governor General’s Literary Award. India worked as a journalist for ten years before devoting herself to books and screenplays, and she also writes for adults.

Nathalie Dion is an award-winning children’s book illustrator. Her picture book The Big Bad Wolf in My House (Le grand méchant loup dans ma maison) won the 2021 Prix Espiègle and was a finalist for the Governor General’s Literary Award, the Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award and the Harry Black Picture Book Award. Nathalie graduated from Concordia University in design arts, and she is based in Montréal.


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