Orcas Everywhere

by Mark Leiren-Young

Author	: Mark Leiren-Young
Publisher	: Orca Book Publishers
Total Pages	: 278
Release	: 2019-09-03
Genre	: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN	: 1459819993

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Orcas are found in every ocean on the planet, but can they survive their relationship with humans? Orcas Everywhere looks at how humans around the world (Indigenous and non-Indigenous alike) related to orcas in the past, how we relate to them now and what we can do to keep cetacean communities alive and thriving. The book deals with science, philosophy, environmentalism and ethics in a kid-friendly and accessible way. Writer, filmmaker and orca activist Mark Leiren-Young takes us back to when killer whales were considered monsters and examines how humans went from using orcas for target practice to nearly loving them to death. If you know a young person who loves Free Willy or Finding Nemo, they will fall in love with these whales.

The Killer Whale Who Changed the World

by Mark Leiren-Young

Author	: Mark Leiren-Young
Publisher	: Greystone Books
Total Pages	: 150
Release	: 2016-09-13
Genre	: Nature
ISBN	: 1771641940

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The fascinating and heartbreaking account of the first publicly exhibited captive killer whale — a story that forever changed the way we see orcas and sparked the movement to save them. Killer whales had always been seen as bloodthirsty sea monsters. That all changed when a young killer whale was captured off the west coast of North America and displayed to the public in 1964. Moby Doll — as the whale became known — was an instant celebrity, drawing 20,000 visitors on the one and only day he was exhibited. He died within a few months, but his famous gentleness sparked a worldwide crusade that transformed how people understood and appreciated orcas. Because of Moby Doll, we stopped fearing “killers” and grew to love and respect “orcas.” Published in Partnership with the David Suzuki Institute

Orcas of the Salish Sea

by Mark Leiren-Young

Author	: Mark Leiren-Young
Publisher	: Orca Book Publishers
Total Pages	: 33
Release	: 2020-04-07
Genre	: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN	: 1459825071

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Meet Onyx and the orcas of J pod, the world’s most famous whales. Illustrated with stunning photos, this picture book introduces young readers to the orcas humans first fell in love with. The members of J pod live in the Salish Sea, off the coast of Washington and British Columbia. Moby Doll was the first orca ever displayed in captivity, Granny was the oldest orca known to humanity, and Scarlet was the orca humans fought to save.

Orcas of the Salish Sea Read-Along

by Mark Leiren-Young

Author	: Mark Leiren-Young
Publisher	: Orca Book Publishers
Total Pages	: 33
Release	: 2020-04-07
Genre	: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN	: 145982511X

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Meet Onyx and the orcas of J pod, the world’s most famous whales. Illustrated with stunning photos, this picture book introduces young readers to the orcas humans first fell in love with. The members of J pod live in the Salish Sea, off the coast of Washington and British Columbia. Moby Doll was the first orca ever displayed in captivity, Granny was the oldest orca known to humanity, and Scarlet was the orca humans fought to save.

Into Great Silence

by Eva Saulitis

Author	: Eva Saulitis
Publisher	: Beacon Press
Total Pages	: 274
Release	: 2013-01-15
Genre	: Nature
ISBN	: 0807014362

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Science entwines with matters of the human heart as a whale researcher chronicles the lives of an endangered family of orcas Ever since Eva Saulitis began her whale research in Alaska in the 1980s, she has been drawn deeply into the lives of a single extended family of endangered orcas struggling to survive in Prince William Sound. Over the course of a decades-long career spent observing and studying these whales, and eventually coming to know them as individuals, she has, sadly, witnessed the devastation wrought by the Exxon Valdez oil spill of 1989—after which not a single calf has been born to the group. With the intellectual rigor of a scientist and the heart of a poet, Saulitis gives voice to these vital yet vanishing survivors and the place they are so loyal to. Both an elegy for one orca family and a celebration of the entire species, Into Great Silence is a moving portrait of the interconnectedness of humans with animals and place—and of the responsibility we have to protect them.

Granny's Clan

by Sally Hodson

Author	: Sally Hodson
Publisher	: Dawn Publications (CA)
Total Pages	: 0
Release	: 2012
Genre	: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN	: 9781584691723

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Just imagine you are a young orca whale. Your special friends are two cousins and your 100 year-old great grandmother, the clan leader. Based on orca research, this book combines science with the real story of how family, friendship, and a grandmother's love are helping this endangered orca clan to survive.

The Orca Scientists

by Kim Perez Valice

Author	: Kim Perez Valice
Publisher	: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages	: 85
Release	: 2018-07-24
Genre	: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN	: 132847674X

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Follow the scientists working in the Pacific Northwest as they race to save these remarkable whales from extinction. Includes amazing photos. Orcas have a reputation for being bloodthirsty, but that myth is being debunked as scientists learn more about these “killer” animals. In this book, readers of all ages can follow scientists in the Pacific Northwest who study the nuanced communication patterns, family structure, and socialization of orca whales, from marine biologists to specialists in the study of sound. With stunning photography and attention to field-based detail, The Orca Scientists paints a vivid picture of the individuals who have made it their life's work to better understand orcas, as well as the whales they are helping to save. “Fans of these popular marine mammals will be intrigued.”—Kirkus Reviews

Gone is Gone

by Isabelle Groc

Author	: Isabelle Groc
Publisher	: Orca Book Publishers
Total Pages	: 195
Release	: 2019-09-24
Genre	: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN	: 1459816870

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Why do species become endangered? How are scientists learning about endangered wildlife? What are people doing to conserve species and how can young people help? This book is richly illustrated with unique photos that Isabelle has taken over many years of observing endangered species in the field alongside the people who work to conserve them. Throughout, the author shares enchanting encounters and personal field stories: watching narwhals socialize in the Canadian Arctic, getting close to a Laysan albatross raising chicks on a remote Hawaiian island, spotting a rhinoceros on safari and even swimming with sea lions in the Galápagos Islands. Gone is Gone will inform, intrigue and inspire readers to take small steps toward big changes for endangered species around the world.

Orca Rescue!

by Donna Sandstrom

Author	: Donna Sandstrom
Publisher	: Kids Can Press Ltd
Total Pages	: 144
Release	: 2021-10-05
Genre	: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN	: 1525301179

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A captivating first-person story of a real-life orca rescue! When a young orca was spotted alone in Puget Sound, no one knew where she’d come from, but they knew it was dangerous for her to be left there alone. Scientists and researchers from two countries had to work together to determine where the orca came from, and then to decide how to save her. The riveting story is told by Donna Sandstrom, a citizen volunteer with the rescue effort. From identifying the orca as a missing calf named Springer, to transporting her to the north end of Vancouver Island, where she was reunited with her family, this book gives readers behind-the-scenes details on the only successful orca rescue and reunion ever! Kids will be thrilled to be part of the mission, when a little lost orca is brought home!