Thisfascinatingnonfictionpicturebookfilledwithstunningillustrationsdetailstheendoflifeforawhale,alsoknownasawhalefall,whenitsbodysinkstotheoceanfloorandbecomesanenergy-richfoodsourcefororganismslivinginthedeepsea.Whenawhaledies,itsmassivebodysilentlysinksdown,down,throughtheinkydarkness,finallycomingtorestonthesiltyseafloor.Forthewhale,it’stheendofa70-year-longlife.Butforalittle-knowncommunityofdeep-seadwellers,it’sanewbeginning.Firstcomethehungryhagfish,whichcansmellthewhalefrommilesaround.Thenthesleepersharksbegintheirprowl,feastingonskinandblubber.Afteraboutsixmonths,themeatisgone.Yearafteryear,decadeafterdecade,thewhalenourishesallkindsoforganismsfromzombiewormstosquatlobsterstodeep-seamicrobes.Thiscompletelyfascinatingreal-lifephenomenonisbroughttovividandpoeticlifebynonfictionmasterMelissaStewartandacclaimedillustratorRobDunlavey.
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