Scholastic First Discovery: Whales, with its fresh cover design, kid-friendly paperback format, and larger trim size, offers young readers an easy-to-use, easy-to-understand introduction to whales and other marine animals. Full-color, highlighted illustrations are accompanied by brief, simple text full of fun facts. Four transparent acetate pages in this title add a fun visual kick.


Critical acclaim for the original First Discovery series includes:


"Each of the titles in this outstanding series is dramatic enough to enthrall even nonreading youngsters." -- Parenting magazine


"Visually delightful...the simple narration is informative and impressive." -- School Library Journal


First Discovery is one of the great phenomena of children's publishing -- often copied and never equaled -- with over 42 million copies sold worldwide.