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The Whale Who Swam Through Time by Alex Boersma

The Whale Who Swam Through Time

A Two-hundred-year Journey in the Arctic

Alex Boersma, Nick Pyenson

Roaring Brook Press · Print & ebook · May 24, 2022

This sweeping nonfiction picture book The Whale Who Swam Through Time explores the 200-year lifespan of a bowhead whale and the changing environment that surrounds her.

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Who it’s for
Follow a bowhead whale’s Arctic life across two centuries of environmental change.
Themes
Bowhead whale lifespan, Human impact on ecosystems, Environmental protection
Genres
Marine Life, Protecting the Planet, Mammals

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About this book

This sweeping nonfiction picture book The Whale Who Swam Through Time explores the 200-year lifespan of a bowhead whale and the changing environment that surrounds her. Almost 200 years ago . . . Our journey begins with the birth of a bowhead whale, the longest-living mammal in the world. Over the course of her life in the Arctic, the bowhead whale witnesses many changes: from an era of peace and solitude to one of oil rigs and cruise liners.

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With gorgeous, detailed, and striking illustrations, this well researched and thoughtfully curated nonfiction story captures the magic and beauty of the natural world, while also providing a thoughtful account of how humans have impacted our changing ecosystems and a call-to-action for protecting the environment. A 2023 OSTB Selected Title

A Long View

Follow a bowhead whale’s Arctic life across two centuries of environmental change.

Come here for

  • The rare perspective of a whale living nearly 200 years
  • Detailed illustrations of the natural world

Expect

  • A nonfiction picture book with an environmental thread
  • A thoughtful account of human impact on changing ecosystems

Where it sits

Protecting the Planet51%
Marine Life50%
Mammals43%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Marine Life
  • Protecting the Planet
  • Ecosystems & Environment
Authors
Alex Boersma, Nick Pyenson
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Published
May 24, 2022
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Bowhead whale lifespan · Human impact on ecosystems · Environmental protection
Reading lane
Marine Life