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A whale of the wild / Rosanne Parry ; illustrations by Lindsay Moore.
"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 their journey. Will Vega become the leader she's destined to be?"--Amazon.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780062995926
- ISBN: 0062995928
- Physical Description: 323 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2020]
- Copyright: ©2020
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical resources (pages 322-323). |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Kinship -- Noise -- Birds -- Gathering -- Long dance -- Birth -- Stolen -- Blood cover -- Follow -- Rescue -- Longboats -- Sea shake -- Deception pass -- Wave -- Land's end -- Seal -- Lost -- Blue wilderness -- Vanished kinship -- Hunt -- Homeward -- Found -- Hunger -- Salmon -- Kinship -- The southern resident -- Killer whale community -- Map of Vega's Salish Sea -- About orcas -- Orca communication -- Orca teeth -- Orca families -- Salmon -- The First Nations of the Salish Sea -- The habitats of the Salish Sea region -- Dangers in the Salish Sea -- How can I help the orcas?. |
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| Genre: | Children's stories. Animal fiction. Fiction. Juvenile works. Animal fiction. |
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homer Public Library | J PAR (Text) | 000159403 | Children's Library -- Fiction | Available | - |
Summary:
"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 their journey. Will Vega become the leader she's destined to be?"--Amazon.