This guide explains what researchers have learned about humpback whales on their winter breeding grounds in Hawaii. Spectacular color photos help whale watchers and educators identify and understand humpback behavior. Proceeds support whale research.

In this educational adventure, young readers journey through the islands with creatures that call the sand, surf, and seas of Hawaii home. The humpback whale, endangered monk seal, green sea turtle, and other animals are depicted in artful paper-cut collages and watercolor illustrations. Interactive, flip-open notes provide the Hawaiian names of land and ocean animals as well as fascinating facts about koa trees, whales, and other island species.