Issued on Playaway, a dedicated audio media player. One set of earphones and one AAA battery required for listening. Read by Hope Newhouse.
Contents:
Kinship -- Noise -- Birds -- Gathering -- Long dance -- Birth -- Stolen -- Blood cover -- Follow -- Rescue -- Longboats -- Sea shake -- Deception pass -- Wave -- Land's end -- Seal -- Lost -- Blue wilderness -- Vanished kinship -- Hunt -- Homeward -- Found -- Hunger -- Salmon -- Kinship -- The southern resident -- Killer whale community -- Map of Vega's Salish Sea -- About orcas -- Orca communication -- Orca teeth -- Orca families -- Salmon -- The First Nations of the Salish Sea -- The habitats of the Salish Sea region -- Dangers in the Salish Sea -- How can I help the orcas?.
Summary:
"Vega, a young orca whale, lives with her pod in the Salish Sea. When a double tragedy strikes her family, and Vega and her little brother Deneb are separated from everyone they love, it's up to Vega to keep Deneb safe. Their journey is full of peril and wonder, and they encounter a giant octopus, strange killer whales, and packs of hunting sharks as they travel into the deep ocean. Will Vega be able to protect her brother and find her way home?"--Back cover.
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