Breath

By Scott Magoon

Ages: 4 - 8

Discuss

• Does the whale breath like a fish underwater or does it need to surface and breath in air just like us humans? 
• When the whale swims down deep, what does he see?  Why is it dark down there?  What are those things that look like underwater stars?
• Who are the whale's friends?   Not every animal is a friend of the whale.  When does the whale need to be careful?  What other animals live in the same habitat?
• The beluga whale is known as the canary of the seas.  A canary is a little yellow bird that loves to sing.  Why do you think the beluga whale is referred to as the canary of the seas?
• When the whale settles down for the night, what does it do?  Do you have a similar or different night time routine?

  Activities

• Watch and listen as the whales sing.
• Take a look at a map showing the beluga whale's habitat.  Print out an outline of North America and color it in to represent that habitat.
• This is a fantastic book for early readers.  Cut out several beluga whales and write on each one a sight word from the book.  Glue these whales to an underwater coloring page.  Or just use a blue sheet of paper and draw some seaweed and rock.