A Whale of the Wild - by Rosanne Parry

A spellbinding, heart-stopping adventure. "A dreamily written, slyly educational, rousing maritime adventure." --New York Times Book ReviewIn the stand-alone companion to the New York Times-bestselling A Wolf Called Wander, a young orca whale must lead her brother on a tumultuous journey to be reunited with their pod.

This gorgeously illustrated animal adventure novel explores family bonds, survival, global warming, and a changing seascape.

Includes information about orcas and their habitats.For 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 polluted waters on their journey.

Will Vega become the leader she's destined to be?A Whale of the Wild weaves a heart-stopping tale of survival with impeccable research on a delicate ecosystem and threats to marine life.