As her beloved grandfather, chief of the Maori tribe of Whangara, New Zealand, struggles to lead in difficult times and to find a male successor, young Kahu is developing a mysterious relationship with whales, particularly the ancient bull whale whose legendary rider was their ancestor.

"It's the start of the new school year and the students have arrived at Mouseford Academy. Every year at this time, the whales move off the coast of Whale Island. But this fime a fierce area orca threatens the peace!"--

When a big blue whale comes to live near their reef, there is a misunderstanding between him and Rainbow Fish and his friends that leaves everyone very unhappy and hungry.

"A cinematic quest to find the '52-hertz whale,' which scientists believe has spent its entire life in solitude calling out at a frequency that is different from any other whale. As the film embarks on this engrossing journey, audiences will explore what this whale's lonely plight can teach us - not just about our changing relationship to the oceans, but to each other"--Container.

Text and photographs introduce Earth's largest living creature, the whale.

Introduces the habitat and characteristics of the humpback whale.

Profiles the humpback whale and how conservation efforts brought it back from the brink of extinction.

"When Whale starts to worry, she has a hard time doing anything but worry more"--

Pa Grape, one of the Pirates Who Don't Do Anything, tells of the Pirates' one adventure, when they sailed with a man named Jonah, were caught in a storm, made Jonah walk the plank, then tried to rescue him from the whale that swallowed him.