Welcome to the Bank Street Children's Book Committee's (CBC) Searchable Best Books List, a tool designed to help educators, families, librarians, and others access developmentally appropriate and engaging books for young readers (ages birth - 18).
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Narwhal: Unicorn of the Arctic
Candace Fleming
Illustrator: Deena So'Oteh
Ages: 6+
Published: 2024
Publisher: Anne Schwartz Books/Random House Children's Books/PRH
ISBN: 978-0-593-37778-9
Keywords: STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics)-small whale, tusk, odonteocete (toothed-whale), bio sonar, mother and calves, sociability, communication, leads (cracks), familiar routes,
A giant-toothed marine mammal jousts with his pod members, breathes through ice holes, and uses echolocation to find food and migrate safely. Luminous blue-tone illustrations. Back matter.