Whales in the City

Thanks to NetGalley for the opportunity to read Whales in The City. “Before New York, there were whales”. Due to human pollution, whales were not seen in the Hudson River for over a century! Humans worked together to vote, protest, and clean the water! Finally, the whales came back. Lovely nonfiction......more

This is a gorgeous book showing the history of whales in the waters around New York City. Told from the whale's point of view, it chronicles the growth of the city and the pollution that came with it, followed by conservation efforts to clean up the waters. Once again, whales swim around the Statue......more

Thank you, Macmillan Children's Books, for the free copy. Once upon a time, whales used to visit NYC. Then, one day, the waters got to be so toxic that the whales, fish, and wildlife stopped visiting the waters around NYC. People protested for clean water and then the Clean Water Act was signed. Cor......more

Did you know that before there were ships, streets, and buildings in what is now New York City, there were whales in the Hudson River? They swam from the Atlantic Ocean into the river and filled their bellies with fish from the clean, fresh water. But as the city grew, new factories polluted the riv......more

A beautiful and inspiring book about how concentrated, sustained effort can make the world a better, more beautiful place, not just for humans but for other animals as well. This is a brief history of the Hudson River and Bay, how human industry and misuse polluted it, the whales and many fish left......more