Download or read book How Whales Grow Up written by Lisa Idzikowski and published by Enslow Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2018-07-15 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A newborn blue whale can weight as much as a full-grown hippo, about 6,000 pounds! Students will journey into the deep sea and learn all the fascinating facts about the early life of the largest animal to have ever lived. Featuring easy-to-follow text and exciting photographs, this book introduces elementary students to life science concepts, from birth to searching for food and avoiding predators, supporting the Next Generation Science Standards on growth and development of organisms, biodiversity, and social interactions in animal groups. In addition, Fast Facts provide quick, interesting bits of information.