Superpod

Saving the Endangered Orcas of the Pacific Northwest

Nora Nickum

• Publisher: Chicago Review Press
• eBook ISBN:
  9781641607940
• Year: 2023

*Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
* Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association (PNBA) Bestseller - Early & Middle Reader
* 2024 Skipping Stones Honors Book in Nature and Ecology 
Meet the playful and beloved Southern Resident orcas and the people working to save them from extinction using tactics that vary from medicine and laws to drones and dogs
 
The endangered Southern Resident orcas whistle and click their way around the waters of the Pacific Northwest in three small family groups while facing boat noise, pollution, and scarce food. Superpod introduces young readers to the experts who are training scat-sniffing dogs, inventing ways to treat sick orcas, quieting the waters, studying whales from the air, and speaking out. Author Nora Nickum also discusses her own work on laws to protect the orcas, tackles the dark history of orca capture for marine parks, and shares moments of wonder.
 
Readers can dive in to help save these majestic orcas with diverse action ideas and to find inspiration for a wide range of future careers.
 

Table of contents

• Front Cover
• Front Flip
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• Introduction
• 1. Tahlequah: 17 Days and 1,000 Miles
• 2. What’s in a Name?
• 3. The Daily Special
• 4. Conversations Beneath the Waves
• 5. The Bonds of Family
• 6. Dark History
• 7. From the Air
• 8. Whale Doctors
• 9. Mystery of the Breach
• 10. Where Giants Can Still Disappear
• 11. Why Are Other Orcas Doing Better?
• 12. The Canine in the Superpod
• 13. Finding Friends
• 14. An Ocean Full of Noise
• 15. Quieting the Waters
• 16. When Salmon Return
• Epilogue: The Hope in a Superpod, and an Invitation
• Acknowledgments
• J Pod Family Tree
• Maps
• Resources for Readers and Teachers
• Notes
• Index
• Back Flip
• Back Cover