| Orcas of the Salish Sea Contributor(s): Leiren-Young, Mark (Author) |
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ISBN: 1459825055 ISBN-13: 9781459825055 Publisher: Orca Book Publishers OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals - Marine Life - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals - Mammals - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals - Endangered |
| Dewey: 599.536 |
| LCCN: 2019947377 |
| Lexile Measure: 830 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 11.1" W x 9" (1.10 lbs) 32 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Leiren-Young, Mark: - Mark Leiren-Young is an award-winning writer, documentary filmmaker, podcaster, orca activist and comic. His book, The Killer Whale Who Changed the World, won the Science Writers and Communicators of Canada general audience book award. He wrote, directed and produced an award-winning documentary called The Hundred-Year-Old Whale, , and his documentary about Moby Doll is being produced by Middle Child Films. He lives in Victoria, British Columbia, with his partner and two cool Norwegian forest cats. |