Wild Orca
The Oldest, Wisest Whale in the World
Henry Holt and Co.
Available: 09/18/18
10.4 x 10.25 · 40 pages
Ages 4-8 years
9781250110695
CDN $24.99
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A picture book homage to Granny, the world's oldest known orca, who lived to be 105 years old!
For animal lovers and future environmentalists.
Will Granny and her family come again this year?" Dark fins slice through whitecaps, heading straight toward shore.
Told from the perspective of young Mia and her family on a whale-watching excursion in the San Juan Islands, here is a moving homage to Granny, the world's oldest known orca. This intimate and informative story celebrates the importance of respecting and protecting wildlife. It also sheds light on communication and family connections in both human and orca communities, all while answering essential questions about how these intelligent animals live.
Christy Ottaviano Books
Brenda Peterson is the author of over sixteen books, including the National Geographic book Sightings: The Gray Whale's Mysterious Journey and Duck and Cover, a New York Times Notable Book of the Year." Her memoir I Want To Be Left Behind: Finding Rapture Here on Earth was chosen as an Indie Next "Best Top Read" and named among the "Top Ten Best Non-Fiction Books of 2010" by The Christian Science Monitor . Peterson lives on the Salish Sea in Seattle, Washington, and is a co-founder of Seal Sitters. Wendell Minor is the award-winning and bestselling illustrator of numerous books, including Ghost Ship, by Mary Higgins Clark. He lives in Washington, Connecticut.
