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Children's Fiction Marine Life

A Baby Whale Ventures North

by (author) Samantha Baker

illustrated by Dawn Baker

Publisher
Flanker Press
Initial publish date
Aug 2022
Category
Marine Life
Recommended Age
4 to 10
Recommended Grade
p to 5
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781774571125
    Publish Date
    Aug 2022
    List Price
    $16.95

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Description

Whether above or below the surface, the North Atlantic Ocean is home to a wide variety of wildlife. Whales, dolphins, fish, and seabirds are just a few of the creatures that live in or near the sea. Join a humpback whale calf as she encounters many new sights and sounds during her first summer in the waters surrounding Newfoundland. Though the world around the calf constantly changes, one thing remains the same—her mother is always by her side.

About the authors

Samantha Baker grew up with a great love for the arts and has always enjoyed singing, playing the piano, drawing, and, most of all, writing. She studied linguistics and psychology at Memorial University of Newfoundland, where she earned her Bachelor of Arts in 2013. Upon graduating, she received the Michael Staveley Award for maintaining Dean’s List status every year of her program. Samantha later returned to Memorial University, where she completed her Bachelor of Education in 2016. She has since worked as a substitute teacher and as an adult basic education instructor at Keyin College, where she primarily taught English language arts. Today she works with The Rooms as part of the Programming and Public Engagement division. In her spare time, Samantha enjoys reading, cooking, taking walks around local parks, and spending time with her loved ones.

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Dawn Baker has been a visual artist and children’s writer since 1992. A graduate of Memorial University with a Bachelor of Education and a certificate in library studies, she served on the board of directors of The Rooms from 2006 until 2019. In 2015, Dawn served as juror for the Governor General’s Literary Awards and toured Ontario as part of the TD Canadian Children’s Book Week. In 2021–2022, she served as a junior visual art adjudicator for the 2022 Newfoundland and Labrador Arts and Letters Awards. Dawn has written and/or illustrated thirteen books with Flanker Press.

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