Author: Bridget Heos
Publisher: Amicus Ink
ISBN: 9781681521183
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Six new titles in our popular animal series feature animals from North America and across the globe. In each book, a child explorer meets these species in person and shares his or her observations with the reader. A girl goes to the coast of Norway to view killer whales in the ocean and observes their behavior in pods.
Do You Really Want to Meet an Orca?
Author: Bridget Heos
Publisher: Amicus Ink
ISBN: 9781681521183
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Six new titles in our popular animal series feature animals from North America and across the globe. In each book, a child explorer meets these species in person and shares his or her observations with the reader. A girl goes to the coast of Norway to view killer whales in the ocean and observes their behavior in pods.
Publisher: Amicus Ink
ISBN: 9781681521183
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Six new titles in our popular animal series feature animals from North America and across the globe. In each book, a child explorer meets these species in person and shares his or her observations with the reader. A girl goes to the coast of Norway to view killer whales in the ocean and observes their behavior in pods.
Beneath the Surface
Author: John Hargrove
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 1466878819
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
*Now a New York Times Best Seller* Over the course of two decades, John Hargrove worked with 20 different whales on two continents and at two of SeaWorld's U.S. facilities. For Hargrove, becoming an orca trainer fulfilled a childhood dream. However, as his experience with the whales deepened, Hargrove came to doubt that their needs could ever be met in captivity. When two fellow trainers were killed by orcas in marine parks, Hargrove decided that SeaWorld's wildly popular programs were both detrimental to the whales and ultimately unsafe for trainers. After leaving SeaWorld, Hargrove became one of the stars of the controversial documentary Blackfish. The outcry over the treatment of SeaWorld's orca has now expanded beyond the outlines sketched by the award-winning documentary, with Hargrove contributing his expertise to an advocacy movement that is convincing both federal and state governments to act. In Beneath the Surface, Hargrove paints a compelling portrait of these highly intelligent and social creatures, including his favorite whales Takara and her mother Kasatka, two of the most dominant orcas in SeaWorld. And he includes vibrant descriptions of the lives of orcas in the wild, contrasting their freedom in the ocean with their lives in SeaWorld. Hargrove's journey is one that humanity has just begun to take-toward the realization that the relationship between the human and animal worlds must be radically rethought.
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 1466878819
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
*Now a New York Times Best Seller* Over the course of two decades, John Hargrove worked with 20 different whales on two continents and at two of SeaWorld's U.S. facilities. For Hargrove, becoming an orca trainer fulfilled a childhood dream. However, as his experience with the whales deepened, Hargrove came to doubt that their needs could ever be met in captivity. When two fellow trainers were killed by orcas in marine parks, Hargrove decided that SeaWorld's wildly popular programs were both detrimental to the whales and ultimately unsafe for trainers. After leaving SeaWorld, Hargrove became one of the stars of the controversial documentary Blackfish. The outcry over the treatment of SeaWorld's orca has now expanded beyond the outlines sketched by the award-winning documentary, with Hargrove contributing his expertise to an advocacy movement that is convincing both federal and state governments to act. In Beneath the Surface, Hargrove paints a compelling portrait of these highly intelligent and social creatures, including his favorite whales Takara and her mother Kasatka, two of the most dominant orcas in SeaWorld. And he includes vibrant descriptions of the lives of orcas in the wild, contrasting their freedom in the ocean with their lives in SeaWorld. Hargrove's journey is one that humanity has just begun to take-toward the realization that the relationship between the human and animal worlds must be radically rethought.
The Cultural Lives of Whales and Dolphins
Author: Hal Whitehead
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226895319
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 442
Book Description
Drawing on their own research as well as scientific literature including evolutionary biology, animal behavior, ecology, anthropology, psychology and neuroscience, two cetacean biologists submerge themselves in the unique environment in which whales and dolphins live. --Publisher's description.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226895319
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 442
Book Description
Drawing on their own research as well as scientific literature including evolutionary biology, animal behavior, ecology, anthropology, psychology and neuroscience, two cetacean biologists submerge themselves in the unique environment in which whales and dolphins live. --Publisher's description.
Killer Whales
Author: Gail Terp
Publisher: Bolt!
ISBN: 9781680720525
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Sneak a peak inside a bear's den or a killer whale's watery home. Follow a gray wolf looking for lunch or a rabbit trying not to become supper. Animals' lives are all about survival. It really is a wild animal kingdom out there. Book jacket.
Publisher: Bolt!
ISBN: 9781680720525
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Sneak a peak inside a bear's den or a killer whale's watery home. Follow a gray wolf looking for lunch or a rabbit trying not to become supper. Animals' lives are all about survival. It really is a wild animal kingdom out there. Book jacket.
Orca
Author: Jason Michael Colby
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190673095
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 409
Book Description
Drawing on interviews, official records, private archives, and the author's own family history, this is the definitive story of how the feared and despised "killer" became the beloved "orca", and what that has meant for our relationship with the ocean and its creatures
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190673095
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 409
Book Description
Drawing on interviews, official records, private archives, and the author's own family history, this is the definitive story of how the feared and despised "killer" became the beloved "orca", and what that has meant for our relationship with the ocean and its creatures
Killer Whale Eyes
Author: Sondra Simone Segundo
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780985312954
Category : Haida Indians
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
In this story adapted from Haida tales, a girl who is born with eyes like no other has a special affinity for the water and the creatures who live there. When she is lost to the sea one day, her people are heartbroken until they encounter the wonder that has occurred.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780985312954
Category : Haida Indians
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
In this story adapted from Haida tales, a girl who is born with eyes like no other has a special affinity for the water and the creatures who live there. When she is lost to the sea one day, her people are heartbroken until they encounter the wonder that has occurred.
High and Dry
Author: Eric Walters
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
ISBN: 1459823125
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 70
Book Description
Key Selling Points In this book, a young boy works with his grandfather to save an orca calf stuck in the shallows of an island. This book explores a child’s loneliness living on a remote island and the bond between him and his grandfather, with themes of multigenerational friendship, wildlife rescue, building self-esteem and perseverance. Author Eric Walters has published over 100 books, including several in the Orca Echoes series. This book features several black-and-white illustrations, which add to this engaging chapter book.
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
ISBN: 1459823125
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 70
Book Description
Key Selling Points In this book, a young boy works with his grandfather to save an orca calf stuck in the shallows of an island. This book explores a child’s loneliness living on a remote island and the bond between him and his grandfather, with themes of multigenerational friendship, wildlife rescue, building self-esteem and perseverance. Author Eric Walters has published over 100 books, including several in the Orca Echoes series. This book features several black-and-white illustrations, which add to this engaging chapter book.
On the Rocks
Author: Eric Walters
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
ISBN: 1459823664
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
Key Selling Points A young teen works with his estranged grandfather to try to save an orca stranded on the rocks at low tide. This book examines complicated family dynamics and the effects of addiction. The story is set on a remote island off the West Coast, and a pod of orcas, a species very much in the news these days, figures prominently in the storyline. Eric Walters has written over 120 books, including Branded and Special Edward in the Orca Currents series. The author based this story on a real-life orca rescue in 2015. Readers can watch footage of the rescue on YouTube.
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
ISBN: 1459823664
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
Key Selling Points A young teen works with his estranged grandfather to try to save an orca stranded on the rocks at low tide. This book examines complicated family dynamics and the effects of addiction. The story is set on a remote island off the West Coast, and a pod of orcas, a species very much in the news these days, figures prominently in the storyline. Eric Walters has written over 120 books, including Branded and Special Edward in the Orca Currents series. The author based this story on a real-life orca rescue in 2015. Readers can watch footage of the rescue on YouTube.
Zabu - An Orca in Search of the Unknown
Author: Doris Thomas
Publisher: via tolino media
ISBN: 3754651013
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 57
Book Description
Zabu the orca lives peacefully with his family. One day, he is seized by great restlessness. He wants to go off to meet old friends and experience new adventures. Zabu's journey takes him from the pack ice to the warm waters of the coral reefs. And indeed, he meets his friends, Gal the beluga and Jasch the dolphin. But the orca also encounters whale species he never knew before, and even makes friends with a seal. When he hears the distant call of another orca, Zabu realizes what the real purpose of his journey is. This is the second of five lovingly illustrated reading adventures about Zabu and the sequel to "Zabu - The Adventures of a Young Orca" The book contains a lot of information about the most impressive creatures of the seas. Adventure 3 - Zabu - The Secret of the Orcas Adventure 4 - Zabu - Orcas in Danger Adventure 5 - Zabu - Orcas on the Run
Publisher: via tolino media
ISBN: 3754651013
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 57
Book Description
Zabu the orca lives peacefully with his family. One day, he is seized by great restlessness. He wants to go off to meet old friends and experience new adventures. Zabu's journey takes him from the pack ice to the warm waters of the coral reefs. And indeed, he meets his friends, Gal the beluga and Jasch the dolphin. But the orca also encounters whale species he never knew before, and even makes friends with a seal. When he hears the distant call of another orca, Zabu realizes what the real purpose of his journey is. This is the second of five lovingly illustrated reading adventures about Zabu and the sequel to "Zabu - The Adventures of a Young Orca" The book contains a lot of information about the most impressive creatures of the seas. Adventure 3 - Zabu - The Secret of the Orcas Adventure 4 - Zabu - Orcas in Danger Adventure 5 - Zabu - Orcas on the Run
Of Orcas and Men
Author: David Neiwert
Publisher: Abrams
ISBN: 1468312294
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
A journalist “convincingly spells out the threats to their survival, their misery in captivity, and what scientists can learn by studying them” (Kirkus). The orca—otherwise known as the killer whale—is one of earth’s most intelligent animals. Remarkably sophisticated, orcas have languages and cultures and even long-term memories, and their capacity for echolocation is nothing short of a sixth sense. They are also benign and gentle, which makes the story of the captive-orca industry—and the endangerment of their population in Puget Sound—that much more damning. In Of Orcas and Men, a marvelously compelling mix of cultural history, environmental reporting, and scientific research, David Neiwert explores an extraordinary species and its occasionally fraught relationship with human beings. Beginning with their role in myth and contemporary culture, Neiwert shows how killer whales came to capture our imaginations, and brings to life the often catastrophic environmental consequences of that appeal. In the tradition of Barry Lopez’s classic Of Wolves and Men, David Neiwert’s book is a triumph of reporting, observation, and research, and a powerful tribute to one of the animal kingdom’s most remarkable members. Praise for Of Orcas and Men “Human beings need to learn from and understand the cooperative nature of orca society. Everyone who is interested in both animal and human behavior should read this remarkable book.” —Temple Grandin, New York Times–bestselling author of Animals in Translation and Animals Make Us Human “Powerful and beautifully written.” —Jane Goodall “Humans and killer whales have a long and complicated history, one that David Neiwert describes forcefully and eloquently in this fascinating and highly readable book.” —David Kirby, New York Times–bestselling author of Death at SeaWorld “[A] breathtaking survey of orca science, folklore, and mystery.” —The Stranger
Publisher: Abrams
ISBN: 1468312294
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
A journalist “convincingly spells out the threats to their survival, their misery in captivity, and what scientists can learn by studying them” (Kirkus). The orca—otherwise known as the killer whale—is one of earth’s most intelligent animals. Remarkably sophisticated, orcas have languages and cultures and even long-term memories, and their capacity for echolocation is nothing short of a sixth sense. They are also benign and gentle, which makes the story of the captive-orca industry—and the endangerment of their population in Puget Sound—that much more damning. In Of Orcas and Men, a marvelously compelling mix of cultural history, environmental reporting, and scientific research, David Neiwert explores an extraordinary species and its occasionally fraught relationship with human beings. Beginning with their role in myth and contemporary culture, Neiwert shows how killer whales came to capture our imaginations, and brings to life the often catastrophic environmental consequences of that appeal. In the tradition of Barry Lopez’s classic Of Wolves and Men, David Neiwert’s book is a triumph of reporting, observation, and research, and a powerful tribute to one of the animal kingdom’s most remarkable members. Praise for Of Orcas and Men “Human beings need to learn from and understand the cooperative nature of orca society. Everyone who is interested in both animal and human behavior should read this remarkable book.” —Temple Grandin, New York Times–bestselling author of Animals in Translation and Animals Make Us Human “Powerful and beautifully written.” —Jane Goodall “Humans and killer whales have a long and complicated history, one that David Neiwert describes forcefully and eloquently in this fascinating and highly readable book.” —David Kirby, New York Times–bestselling author of Death at SeaWorld “[A] breathtaking survey of orca science, folklore, and mystery.” —The Stranger