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1) Orcas
Author
Series
Publisher
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Pub. Date
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Language
English
Description
Describes the physical characteristics, natural habitat, behavior, diet, and world distribution of Orcas, or killer whales.
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Killer whales are beloved as majestic, friendly giants yet infamous for their capacity to kill viciously. Blackfish unravels the complexities of this dichotomy, employing the story of the notorious performing whale Tilikum, who - unlike any orca in the wild - has taken the lives of several people while in captivity. Blackfish expands on the discussion of keeping such intelligent creatures in captivity.
"...enough to make anybody think twice about...
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic, Inc
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Which dangerous animals would win in a fight? Find out in this awesome bind-up of five books in the popular Who Would Win? series. The collection features a range of mammals, sea creatures, reptiles, and dinosaurs to satisfy all kinds of animal fans.
Publisher
[Distributed by Warner Home Video]
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
After young Kirra arrives in South Africa to summer with her grandfather, she discovers a baby orca stranded in a lagoon near a rundown amusement park. She names the lonely whale Willy and embarks on a quest to lead the little guy back to his anxious pod before he becomes a captive at the theme park.
11) Super storms
Author
Series
Publisher
Seastar Books
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
This book examines superstorms and their potential destructiveness, including thunderstorms, hailstone showers, tornadoes, hurricanes, and typhoons.
12) Killer whale
Author
Series
Extreme adventures volume 7
Publisher
Not Supplied
Pub. Date
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Language
English
Description
Sam Fox is on holidays with his family in Antarctica when their ski plane crashes on the ice. As the unstable iceshelf cracks apart, Sam and his younger brother become separated from the rest of the group. Before long, they're stranded on a wobbly icefloe. Just when it seems things couldn't get any worse, a massive creature emerges from the deep. A creature with huge jaws, and rows and rows of enormous teeth.
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Series
Publisher
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Language
English
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Description
"For [the killer whale] Vega and her family, salmon is life. And Vega is learning to be a salmon finder, preparing for the day when she will be her family's matriarch. But then she and her brother Deneb are separated from their pod when a devastating earthquake and tsunami render the seascape unrecognizable. Vega must use every skill she has to lead her brother back to their family. The young orcas face a shark attack, hunger, the deep ocean, and...
14) Storm boy
Author
Publisher
Not Supplied
Pub. Date
1999
Language
English
Description
A story drawn from Haida Indian literary tradition in which a boy falls from his canoe into a world of 18-foot tall human-like creatures who welcome him and eventually return him to his village.
17) Orcas
Author
Publisher
Bellwether Media
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Simple text and photographs introduce orca whales, including their physical characteristics and behavior.
19) Rust and bone
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
Français
Description
Ali and his son depart Belgium for Antibes to reside with his sister and her husband. Ali's connection with Stephanie, a killer whale trainer, intensifies when she endures a horrific accident.
Publisher
Docurama
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
The Whale tells the remarkable true story of a young, wild killer whale (an Orca) nicknamed Luna, who lost contact with his family on the coast of British Columbia and became famous around the world when he tried to make friends with human beings.
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