Abigail The Whale

Abigail dreads swimming lessons because all the kids yell, "Abigail is a whale", when she jumps into the pool. But when her swimming teacher suggests that she needs to think light in order to swim well, things begin to turn around. And soon Abigail starts thinking about a lot of things.

Abigail the whale wants a friend, and being the cleverest and most interesting whale in the whole of the Atlantic Ocean, she is sure it won't be long before she finds her perfect pal. But making friends proves hard work, and Abigail's efforts soon result in a rather windy problem.

Cupcakes By The Sea is author Kathleen Quinn’s unique combination of poetry, art book and cookbook. It showcases the author’s many talents and gives readers a sense of wonder as they read and admire the poems and illustrations found in this imaginative compilation of art. It also holds a delicious secret family recipe never shared by the author before, to entice the senses and the palates of her readers.

In her remarkable debut novel, author Denice Kronau presents a love story for the ages. The World is Decorated with Stars tells two parallel stories of two couples, both named Abigail and Matthew, living in Massachusetts. This meticulously researched story deftly alternates between centuries and a backdrop rooted in historical events. Matthew and his wife Abigail live in Nantucket in the 1800s. As a sea captain during the height to the decline of the whaling era, Matthew leaves for years at a time, often conflicted between staying home with his family and his love of the sea. Meanwhile Abigail heads their household, raises their children, and runs her family's business. The Matt and Abby of 2008 are successful heads of their own businesses in Boston and Nantucket. Unaware that they were husband and wife in a previous life, they begin a relationship as business partners. Faced with modern-day business challenges and the financial crisis, their friendship blossoms into something more. The World Is Decorated with Stars is a stunning novel for readers who love historical fiction and the romance of finding a lost love again.

Abigale the Happy Whale finds a clever solution to stop pollution in this funny story from Hollywood writer and director Peter Farrelly and illustrator Jamie Rama. Features:Read Aloud functionality [where available] Book Description: Abigale is a happy whale who wants to find out why her friends under the sea are unhappy. Her many friends including Clem the Clam, Wordsmith the Swordfish, Dr. Gus the Octopus, and Moby Duck all help her see how pollution is making them sad--until Abigale comes up with a "whale" of an idea to prevent Land People from polluting the sea.

Three weeks into their journey to America, the captives aboard the Seven Brothers have made it through safely, though not without troubles and the loss of Kimberly's mother. The sea ahead does not look much smoother. When the Seven Brothers meets up with a whaling vessel, Abigail tries to stop the whalers from killing her new whale friends. Must she risk her own life in order to save them?

In Pursuit of Leviathan traces the American whaling industry from its rise in the 1840s to its precipitous fall at the end of the nineteenth century. Using detailed and comprehensive data that describe more than four thousand whaling voyages from New Bedford, Massachusetts, the leading nineteenth-century whaling port, the authors explore the market for whale products, crew quality and labor contracts, and whale biology and distribution, and assess the productivity of the American fleet. They then examine new whaling techniques developed at the end of the nineteenth century, such as modified clippers and harpoons, and the introduction of darting guns. Despite the common belief that the whaling industry declined due to a fall in whale stocks, the authors argue that the industry's collapse was related to changes in technology and market conditions. Providing a wealth of historical information, In Pursuit of Leviathan is a classic industry study that will provide intriguing reading for anyone interested in the history of whaling.