World Orca Day - July 14

Updated July 11, 2025
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Orcas of the Salish Sea
Leiren-Young, Mark
Paper Book
Meet Onyx and the orcas of J pod, the world's most famous whales. Illustrated with stunning photos, this picture book introduces young readers to the orcas humans first fell in love with. The members of J pod live in the Salish Sea, off the coast of Washington and British Columbia. Moby...
Granny's clan : a tale of wild orcas
Hodson, Sally
Paper Book
A 100 year-old orca whale named Granny leads a clan of orcas near the Pacific Northwest in hunting, teaching young whales, and establishing a friendship with humans. Back matter expands on orca life, including their language, echolocation abilities,
Listening to whales : what the orcas have taught us
Morton, Alexandra
Paper Book
For the past twenty-five years, Alexandra Morton has been at the forefront of whale and dolphin research, dedicating her life to the study of orcas (also known as killer whales). Now in Listening to Whales, Morton shares the spellbinding story of her career, her adventures in the wilderness, the...
Whalesong : the true story of the musician who talked to orcas
OHora, Zachariah
Paper Book
A captivating informational picture book about Paul Horn, a musician who communicated with orcas through the power of music. For fans of Shark Lady and Margaret and the Moon. Unbelievable but true, this is the story of two whales, two Pauls and two boys.
Wild orca : the oldest, wisest whale in the world
Peterson, Brenda
Paper Book
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.<...
Orca : how we came to know and love the ocean's greatest predator
Colby, Jason M.
Paper Book
Since the release of the documentary Blackfish in 2013, millions around the world have focused on the plight of the orca, the most profitable and controversial display animal in history. Yet, until now, no historical account has explained how we came to care about killer whales in the first place....
Orca : shared waters, shared home
Mapes, Lynda
Paper Book
2021 National Outdoor Book Award Winner in Nature and the Environment Orca whale J35, also known as "Tahlequah," gave birth in July of 2018 in the waters off British Columbia, but her calf died soon after, leading its mother to carry her for 17 days across 1000 miles before...
A whale's world
McAllister, Ian
Paper Book
A Whale's Worldfollows a pod of spy-hopping orcas as they explore the ecosystems of the Great Bear Sea while hunting for their next meal. Past rocky shores and through kelp forests, they observe foraging wolves, hungry grizzly bears, curious black bears, graceful fin whales, splashing...
A whale of the wild
Parry, Rosanne
Paper Book
"A spellbinding, heart-stopping adventure." --Booklist (starred review) "A dreamily written, slyly educational, rousing maritime adventure." --New York Times Book Review In the stand-alone companion to the New York Times-bestselling A Wolf Called Wander, ...
Operation orca
Roy, Ron
Paper Book
Thar she blows! Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are on an Alaskan whale watching adventure. On their first day, they see a mother orca and her calf. But the next day, the baby orca is missing! The calf needs its mother's milk. Can the kids solve this whale of a mystery? The alphabet is over,...

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