pacific coast (north america)

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.

Contains photographs and descriptions of thirty-nine species of whales, dolphins ,and porpoises, as well as six species of seals, sea lions, and the sea otter, as seen in the wild along the west coast from the Baja to southeast Alaska, and includes tips on where, when, and how to go whale-watching.

Paleontologist Kirk Johnson and artist Ray troll travel from Baja California to northern Alaska to search for the fossil secrets of North America's Pacific coast, and visit museums, meet other scientists and paleonerds, and sleuth out untold stories of extinct worlds."--Provided by publisher.

Discusses the harbor seal, the sea lion, and the elephant seal.

Profiles the sharks and rays of the Pacific coast and discusses what they eat, how they breed, what dangers they are facing, how they communicate, and other related topics.

The author describes how, while training for a long-distance swim off the coast of California, she encountered a baby gray whale that had become separated from its mother and had been following her instead, and her efforts to find the baby's mother.

Examines the tides, plants, animals, and ecosystems found along the Pacific coast from the icy waters of Alaska to the tropical waters of Mexico.