Seal Pup Grows Up

Describes how Seal Pup's mother prepares him for life on his own.

What happens when a harbor seal pup is abandoned like Sidney was? She was on the verge of starvation when some helpful humans stepped in to make sure she would live to become a healthy, happy seal. Discover the exciting events that happen to seal pups as you watch Sidney eat, play, and grow.

Follows Sidney, a harbor seal pup, after she is abandoned by her mother, rescued by a sea mammal center, nursed back to health, and eventually released into the ocean.

In this engaging series, readers are given the chance to watch as four baby animals--from endangered or threatened species--grow up. Simple, short sentences and captivating photographs portray the life of each animal as it develops and learns to live independently of either its human caretakers or its natural parents. With each enchanting, close-up photograph, readers are drawn into the lives of the animals as they learn, play, and grow!

Did you know that mother seals give birth to only one seal pup? Watch how seal pups eat and grow until they set out on their own.

On the Arctic ice, a mother harp seal gives birth to her pup. Camouflaged against the ice by its white fur, the helpless pup sticks close to mom, feeding on her rich milk. So begins the life of a harp seal pup. In this coming-of-age introduction to these adorable marine mammals, readers will learn that after just two weeks, the mother seal abandons her pup and returns to the sea. The little pup waits alone on the ice for its white baby coat to be replaced by gray fur, and then, at just a few weeks old, it dives into the freezing sea to find its own food and begin its ocean-dwelling life. The colorful interior spreads and gorgeous photos of fluffy, white seal pups are sure to delight emergent readers.

"Accessible description of the early life and lair of Natchiq, a ringed seal pup near Kotzebue, in northern coastal Alaska. Includes photos and diagrams from seal researchers and science communicators, as well as sidebars focused on Indigenous and Traditional Ecological Knowledge"--