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The Resource A whale for the killing

A whale for the killing

Label
A whale for the killing
Title
A whale for the killing
Statement of responsibility
Farley Mowat
Creator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
Describes the killing of a finback whale that became entrapped in a tiny bay near a Newfoundland village in 1967
Summary
The author recounts the incident when an eighty-ton fin whale becomes trapped in a lagoon near Burgeo, Newfoundland and his attempts to save her.
Writing style
http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
209648
Cataloging source
DLC
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Mowat, Farley
Dewey number
599/.51
Index
no index present
Intended audience
1230
Intended audience source
Lexile
LC call number
QL737.C4
LC item number
M73
Literary form
non fiction
http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
True
Study program name
Reading Counts
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
Whales
Target audience
adult
Label
A whale for the killing
Instantiates
Publication
Note
"An Atlantic Monthly Press book."
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
18020819
Dimensions
22 cm
Edition
1st American ed.
Extent
239 pages
Isbn
9780316586917
Lccn
72005157
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
n
System control number
  • (CCHS)AC8D2B09A99C11D3B3EA00C0F04E0FA4
  • 72005157
Label
A whale for the killing
Publication
Note
"An Atlantic Monthly Press book."
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
18020819
Dimensions
22 cm
Edition
1st American ed.
Extent
239 pages
Isbn
9780316586917
Lccn
72005157
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
n
System control number
  • (CCHS)AC8D2B09A99C11D3B3EA00C0F04E0FA4
  • 72005157

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