The blue whale is the biggest creature on Earth. But a hollow Mount Everest could hold billions of whales! And though Mount Everest is enormous, it is pretty small compared to the Earth. This book is an innovative exploration of size and proportion.

A nonfiction picture book full of great charm and beauty, The Blue Whale is both informative and completely captivating!

Full of facts and feelings about the real world, the books in this series encourage children to think, feel, imagine and wonder as they learn.

Meet the biggest animal in the entire world--the blue whale! Everything about this title is big, from the full-bleed photographs to the content. Readers will learn all that is super-sized about this amazing ocean mammal. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids is a division of ABDO.

Blue whales aren't only the largest marine mammals, they're the largest animals anywhere on Earth! These huge whales are record breakers for their size, but there are so many more fascinating facts to learn about them. Readers will learn about blue whale anatomy, behaviors, range, and what they eat to grow so large. Readers will love captivating photographs of these gentle giants, which are paired with engaging text to create a dynamic reading experience. Let's take a deep dive into the ocean to meet the blue whale.

From New York Times bestselling author Beth Ferry (Stick and Stone) and talented newcomer Lisa Mundorff comes a gorgeous and utterly charming picture book about a lonely blue whale who learns the meaning of friendship. A small blue whale sits in a silver sea . . . wishing, wanting, waiting for a friend. Waiting is hard, but he doesn’t mind; he’s sure a friend will be worth the wait. First, the whale meets a quiet pink cloud, and he thinks this might be the friend he’s been waiting for. But when he finds himself in trouble, a group of penguins comes to his rescue and the small blue whale finally gets his wish. This heartwarming story about friendship—what it looks like, sounds like, tastes like, and feels like—will have readers agreeing that a true friend is definitely worth the wait.