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Superpod : saving the endangered orcas of the Pacific Northwest / Nora Nickum.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Chicago, Illinois : Chicago Review Press, [2023]Copyright date: ©2023Description: 192 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1641607939
  • 9781641607933
Subject(s):
Contents:
Introduction -- Tahlequah: 17 days and 1,000 miles -- What's in a name? -- The daily special -- Conversations beneath the waves -- The bonds of family -- Dark history -- From the air -- Whale doctors -- Mystery of the breach -- Where giants can still disappear -- Why are other orcas doing better? -- The canine in the superpod -- Finding friends -- An ocean full of noise -- Quieting the waters -- When salmon return -- Hope in a superpod, and an invitation.
Summary: The endangered Southern Resident orcas whistle and click their way around the waters of the Pacific Northwest in three small family groups while facing boat noise, pollution, and scarce food. Superpod introduces young readers to the experts who are training scat-sniffing dogs, inventing ways to treat sick orcas, quieting the waters, studying whales from the air, and speaking out. Author Nora Nickum also discusses her own work on laws to protect the orcas, tackles the dark history of orca capture for marine parks, and shares moments of wonder.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 599.536 N632 Available 33111011317126
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

*Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection

* Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association (PNBA) Bestseller - Early & Middle Reader



Meet the playful and beloved Southern Resident orcas and the people working to save them from extinction using tactics that vary from medicine and laws to drones and dogs



The endangered Southern Resident orcas whistle and click their way around the waters of the Pacific Northwest in three small family groups while facing boat noise, pollution, and scarce food. Superpod introduces young readers to the experts who are training scat-sniffing dogs, inventing ways to treat sick orcas, quieting the waters, studying whales from the air, and speaking out. Author Nora Nickum also discusses her own work on laws to protect the orcas, tackles the dark history of orca capture for marine parks, and shares moments of wonder.



Readers can dive in to help save these majestic orcas with diverse action ideas and to find inspiration for a wide range of future careers.

Includes bibliographical reference (pages 178-185) and index.

The endangered Southern Resident orcas whistle and click their way around the waters of the Pacific Northwest in three small family groups while facing boat noise, pollution, and scarce food. Superpod introduces young readers to the experts who are training scat-sniffing dogs, inventing ways to treat sick orcas, quieting the waters, studying whales from the air, and speaking out. Author Nora Nickum also discusses her own work on laws to protect the orcas, tackles the dark history of orca capture for marine parks, and shares moments of wonder.

Introduction -- Tahlequah: 17 days and 1,000 miles -- What's in a name? -- The daily special -- Conversations beneath the waves -- The bonds of family -- Dark history -- From the air -- Whale doctors -- Mystery of the breach -- Where giants can still disappear -- Why are other orcas doing better? -- The canine in the superpod -- Finding friends -- An ocean full of noise -- Quieting the waters -- When salmon return -- Hope in a superpod, and an invitation.

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