The Year of the Whale is a nature book written by Victor B. Scheffer and published by Globe Pequot Press, T.H.E. in 1996. It is a trade paperback with 224 pages, measuring 8.2 inches in length, 5.5 inches in width, and 0.6 inches in height. The book is written in English and falls under the genre of nature. It covers the topic of marine life and mammals, specifically whales. The book weighs 10.3 ounces.