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Drawing on interviews, official records, private archives, and his own family history, Jason M. Colby tells the exhilarating and often heartbreaking story of how people came to love the ocean's greatest predator. Historically reviled as dangerous pests, killer whales were dying by the hundreds, even thousands, by the 1950s-the victims of whalers, fishermen, and even the U.S. military. In the Pacific Northwest, fishermen shot them, scientists harpooned...
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"A heart-warming and true story about an orphaned orca named Springer who was found swimming alone in the Puget Sound in 2002. The book takes us on Springer's journey from being near starvation to rescued to then the challenges of her release, eventual adoption, and the start of her own family."--
5) Orcas
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Describes the physical characteristics, natural habitat, behavior, diet, and world distribution of Orcas, or killer whales.
6) Orcas
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"Simple text and full-color photographs provide a brief introduction to orcas"--Provided by publisher.
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"In 2002, a young orca was discovered in Puget Sound near Seattle, Washington--lost, starving, alone and 300 miles away from her home waters in Canada. Six months later, the orca, named Springer, was rescued, rehabilitated and reunited with her pod near the north end of Vancouver Island. It was the first successful orca rescue and reunion in history! Now, Springer's complete story is told in a kid-friendly narrative, accompanied by . . . watercolor...
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"As a killer whale, also known as an orca, you are a very social animal, living together with other killer whales in family groups that exhibit complex behaviors. Being a killer whale can be difficult and challenging: You have to hunt for food, raise your young, and keep track of your family" -- Page [4] cover.
11) Orcas
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"A look at orcas, including their habitats, physical characteristics such as their unique coloration, behaviors, relationships with humans, and protected status in the world today"--
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2022 Summer Reading Prize Books
Graded Summer - 3rd/4th Grade
NYT - Middle Grade Paperback
The Sea and Me
Graded Summer - 3rd/4th Grade
NYT - Middle Grade Paperback
The Sea and Me
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"For Vega and her family, salmon is life. And Vega is learning to be a salmon finder, preparing for the day when she will be her family's matriarch. But then she and her brother Deneb are separated from their pod when a devastating earthquake and tsunami render the seascape unrecognizable. Vega must use every skill she has to lead her brother back to their family. The young orcas face a shark attack, hunger, the deep ocean, and polluted waters on...
14) Killer whales
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"In Killer Whales, beginning readers will learn about orcas as they swim in the ocean. Follow along as killer whales hunt fish and other ocean animals with their pod. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they are introduced to killer whales' appearance, diet, behaviors, and habitat. A picture diagram labels a killer whale's body parts, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Children can learn...
17) Chilly da Vinci
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"When one of Chilly da Vinci's inventions separates a chunk of ice from his home iceberg, he must invent something quickly to get himself and the other penguins back home." --
18) Orcas
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"This search-and-find book invites young readers to look for new vocabulary words and pictures while giving simple facts about an orca's arctic habitat, body parts, and behaviors"--
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Presents a scientist's study of one family of orca whales in Prince William Sound, Alaska, and the devastating effects of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill on their ability to reproduce and survive, as she considers the long-term implications the spill has for Alaskan wildlife.
20) Killer killer
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The opening ribbon has just been cut at the CRI, a state-of-the-art facility off the Southern Californian coast. Designed as a refuge for retired whales and dolphins from zoos and aquariums, the CRI boasts enormous enclosures, animal enrichment programs, and ultramodern veterinary care. Visitors from the mainland can occupy their time observing the animals or exploring the on-site museum and hotel. When a maintenance diver is discovered floating lifeless...