Kategoria BISAC: Young Adult Fiction >> Science & Nature - General (See Also Headings Under Animals)

Best friends Terra and Tiluk live alongside the wild orcas of Washington State. On the other side of the continent, Miles wallows in anger and self-pity fueled by his parents' divorce. In a moment of harrowing fate, their lives converge when Miles witnesses a captive orca brutally kill his trainer at a marine amusement park.

When Miles contacts Terra and her family of whale biologists to better understand the "killer" whale, the three teens soon realize they are more linked to each other - and the whales - than they ever imagined. Driven by a primal urge to connect with the...

If you have ever seen a zoo, you have something in common with Freckles-on-one-foot. However, neither the rest of his heron community nor the tigers he knows have ever seen one. Freckles' adventure begins when he discovers the existence of this singular place where animals live encaged. In his travels, Freckles discovers that those who have never seen a zoo have created myths about them. He also discovers that those who live in a zoo dream about freedom, but don't dare try to escape. Can Freckles free the caged tigers? Bilingual text in Spanish and English with ideas to think about....

Follow the mahogany tree in its struggle for survival and purpose in nature - from seedling to majestic grandeur and then to a life of service to man and his adventures on the open seas. A novel to make you wonder at the earth's splendor, its beauty captured not only in Al Sprague's and Dagny Sprague's words, but through Al's exquisite pen and ink drawings. Bilingual young adult novel in English and Spanish with a reader's guide. Finalist: International Book Awards