Bibliograph

Type

Label

Fathoms, the world in the whale, Rebecca Giggs

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-324) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Fathoms

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1124313331

Responsibility statement

Rebecca Giggs

Sub title

the world in the whale

Summary

When Giggs encountered a humpback whale stranded on her local beachfront in Australia, she began to wonder how the lives of whales reflect the condition of our oceans. Here she blends natural history, philosophy, and science to learn about whales so rare they have never been named; whale songs that sweep across hemispheres in annual waves of popularity, and whales that have modified the chemical composition of our planet's atmosphere. She takes readers to Japan to board the ships that hunt whales, and delves into the deepest seas to discover how plastic pollution pervades our earth's undersea environment. Griggs outlines the challenges we face as we attempt to understand the perspectives of other living beings and our own place on an evolving planet. --, Adapted from jacket

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