Walter The Whale Shark

What do you do when you feel like you don't fit in? Find something that makes you stand out! Walter had spent all summer counting down the days to the first day of school. He couldn't wait to make new shark friends and finally swim into his classroom for the first time. But the first class picture of the year changes everything. Walter realizes there is one BIG difference between him and his shark classmates. After his discovery, Walter spends his day trying anything he can think of to blend in with the other sharks, only to learn that the things that make us feel like we don't fit in are the very things that make us stand out. Children will love the beautifully illustrated under-the-sea setting in this dust jacket picture book that promotes self-love and acceptance.

This title promotes self-love and acceptance through the story of Walter, who tries to blend in with other sharks only to learn that the things that make us feel we don't fit in are the things that make us stand out.

Introduces the physical characteristics, habitat, and diet of whale sharks.

"Describes whale sharks, their physical features, and their role in the ecosystem"--Provided by publisher.

Whale sharks are huge filter feeders. They fill their mouths with water to collect food contents! In this book, swim along with several whale sharks.

Twelve year old Ryan thinks he is going insane. He's started seeing a lion’s face when he looks at himself at night in his bathroom mirror, he can swim real fast and even understand killer whales. Just when he thinks he couldn’t go any crazier two well-dressed school counsellors come to his home. They tell him that he isn’t crazy…just beginning his transformation into a Merlion - a Protector of Singapore. Soon he learns that he isn’t alone and that Merlions like him attend school and that too with Mermaids at an ultra-cool school called Sentosa Waterfort High School. The school brings Ryan friendship and dangerous adventures with sharks, drones, artificial intelligence systems all thrown together with his new friends as they work to uncover the mystery of the missing Crimson Ruby. All this is leading him to embrace his true destiny.... a Protector.

Despite being the biggest fish in the sea and having a mouth like a giant vacuum hose, the whale shark feasts primarily on plankton and swims peacefully alongside divers. This fascinating title teaches young readers that “big” doesn’t have to mean “bully.”

This book discusses whale sharks, large sharks that are equal to the size of whales.