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Author:

Sandstrom, Donna, author.

Title:

Orca rescue! : the true story of an orphaned orca named Springer / written by Donna Sandstrom ; illustrated by Sarah Burwash.

Publisher:

Kids Can Press,

Copyright Date:

2021

Description:

140 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 23 cm

Subject:

Springer,--1999 or 2000---Juvenile literature.
Killer whale--Juvenile literature.
Illustrated works.

Other Authors:

Burwash, Sarah, illustrator.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 135).

Contents:

She arrives -- All about orcas -- Who's that whale? -- The resident orcas -- What should we do? -- Orcas in captivity -- Rescue! -- Whale behaviors -- On the mend -- Free Keiko -- Heading north -- Homecoming -- Together again -- Reunions -- Springer's gifts -- Springer in photos -- Matrilines -- Threats to whales and dolphins -- How you can help.

Summary:

"In 2002, a young orca was discovered in Puget Sound near Seattle, Washington -- lost, starving, alone and 300 miles away from her home waters in Canada. Six months later, the orca, named Springer, was rescued, rehabilitated and reunited with her pod near the north end of Vancouver Island. It was the first successful orca rescue and reunion in history! Now, Springer's complete story is told in a kid-friendly narrative, accompanied by evocative watercolour illustrations and interspersed with short non-fiction spreads that offer more information about orcas and the intelligent and playful behavior that has made them a favorite animal of kids everywhere. Readers will discover what it's like on the frontlines of whale rescue, how we can help endangered species, and the power of working together to achieve a common goal. Written by a volunteer in the rescue effort, Orca Rescue shares new behind-the-scenes details and stories about this incredible effort to send a little whale home."-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1525301179
9781525301179

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1204656278

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

WUPB305 -- Arnolds Park Public Library (Arnolds Park)

RZPE145 -- Carroll Public Library (Carroll)

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

DBPE173 -- Clear Lake Public Library (Clear Lake)

XXPH787 -- Council Bluffs Public Library (Council Bluffs)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

SWPB124 -- Dumont Community Library (Dumont)

BLPC611 -- Earlham Public Library (Earlham)

GHPD771 -- Grimes Public Library (Grimes)

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)

BVPE851 -- Nevada Public Library (Nevada)

WAPD715 -- Sheldon Public Library (Sheldon)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)