Orca Whale Pods

Orca Whale Pods
Author: Karen Latchana Kenney
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2020
Genre: Killer whale
ISBN: 9781662254321

Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn more about the animal's predatory habits, diet, behaviors, appearance, and social structure.

Orca Pods

Orca Pods
Author: Trudy Becker
Publisher: North Star Editions, Inc.
Total Pages: 35
Release: 2024-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN:

This exciting book explores how orcas in orca pods work as a team. The book describes how pod members care for each other, communicate together, and hunt as a team.

Orca

Orca
Author: Jason Michael Colby
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 409
Release: 2018
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0190673095

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

Orca

Orca
Author: Lynda Mapes
Publisher:
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2021
Genre: Animal intelligence
ISBN: 9781680513264

The history--and future--of one of the sea's greatest mammals

Orcas

Orcas
Author: Zelda King
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 26
Release: 2011-08-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1448853974

Many people think of orcas as the wolves of the sea because they are often known to hunt in packs. However, this is not always true, as some orcas prefer to swim and hunt alone. Whether they enjoy the company of a pod or a solitary life at sea, one thing all orcas have in common is that they are beautiful and inspiring mammals that young readers will want to learn more about. This incisive volume looks at the black and white facts about this hefty predator, from its diet to its behavior.

Wild Orca

Wild Orca
Author: Brenda Peterson
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
Total Pages: 21
Release: 2018-09-18
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1250224128

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

Of Orcas and Men

Of Orcas and Men
Author: David Neiwert
Publisher: Abrams
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2015-06-16
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1468312294

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

Orcas Everywhere

Orcas Everywhere
Author: Mark Leiren-Young
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
Total Pages: 278
Release: 2019-09-03
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1459819993

Orcas are found in every ocean on the planet, but can they survive their relationship with humans? Orcas Everywhere looks at how humans around the world (Indigenous and non-Indigenous alike) related to orcas in the past, how we relate to them now and what we can do to keep cetacean communities alive and thriving. The book deals with science, philosophy, environmentalism and ethics in a kid-friendly and accessible way. Writer, filmmaker and orca activist Mark Leiren-Young takes us back to when killer whales were considered monsters and examines how humans went from using orcas for target practice to nearly loving them to death. If you know a young person who loves Free Willy or Finding Nemo, they will fall in love with these whales.

Do You Really Want to Meet an Orca?

Do You Really Want to Meet an Orca?
Author: Bridget Heos
Publisher: Amicus Ink
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017-02-07
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781681521183

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.

The Orca

The Orca
Author: Ingrid Natasha Visser
Publisher: Raupo
Total Pages: 24
Release: 2001-02-07
Genre: Killer whale
ISBN: 9781869488765

Introduces the orca, including facts about their physical characteristics, what they eat in New Zealand waters, what makes each orca an individual, and how young orca are brought up. Suggested level: junior, primary.