World Orca Day - July 14

Updated July 11, 2025
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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.<...
Beneath the surface : killer whales, SeaWorld, and the truth beyond Blackfish
Hargrove, John (Animal trainer)
Paper Book
*Now aNew 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...
Orca rescue! : the true story of an orphaned orca named Springer
Sandstrom, Donna
Paper Book
In 2002, a young orca was spotted alone in Puget Sound near Seattle - lost, starving and 300 miles away from her home waters in Canada. Donna Sandstrom, an orca enthusiast in Seattle, eagerly joined the volunteer effort to help. Here she tells the riveting story, from identifying the orca as a...
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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