| View Larger Image | Disappearing Giants: The North Atlantic Right Whale | Hardcoverby Scott Kraus (Author)
| List Price: | $8.95 | |
| | Binding: | Hardcover | | Publisher: | Bunker Hill Publishing | | Page Count: | 48 Pages | | Publication Date: | October 25, 2003 | | Sales Rank: | 916,956th |
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'Disappearing Giants: The North Atlantic Right Whale' is a story of science and rediscovery, of survival and protection, and of research, without which we cannot hope to protect the right whale's habitat. |
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