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Whale of the Wild, A

Rosanne Parry

Illustrator: Lindsay Moore

Ages: 9+

Published: 2020

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers/Greenwillow Books

ISBN: 978-0062995926

Keywords: Pacific Northwest, orcas, Salish Sea, sea pollution

Vega, an orca, leaves her family to bury her stillborn sister. Her little brother follows her and they get caught in a tsunami. Extensive back matter. Dramatic black -and-white illustrations.