Finding Home
Part of the nonfiction Orca Think series for middle-grade readers, this illustrated book offers a look at how human migration has changed the world.
Design Like Nature
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Part of the nonfiction Orca Footprints series for middle readers, in this book young readers discover innovations and inventions inspired by nature.
Nature Out of Balance
Part of the nonfiction Orca Footprints series for middle readers and illustrated with color photographs. Find out about the global problem of invasive species, the good and the bad, and what you can do to support the ecosystems around you.
Chinese New Year
Part of the nonfiction Orca Origins series, Chinese New Year is illustrated with color photographs throughout. Readers will learn how a simple gathering of family and friends grew into a weeklong, worldwide festival.
If a Tree Falls
Part of the nonfiction Orca Footprints series for middle readers and illustrated with color photographs. Find out how global deforestation affects the planet and what you can do to keep forests healthy for future generations.
Return from Extinction
This nonfiction book for middle readers tells the story of the northern elephant seal, from being hunted to near extinction less than 100 years ago to their thriving population of more than 250,000 today. Illustrated with photos from the author.
Chemical World
Part of the nonfiction Orca Footprints series for middle readers, this book examines the good and the bad of the chemicals we come into contact with in our daily lives.
Bird's-Eye View
Part of the nonfiction Orca Wild series for middle readers, this book looks at wild birds around the world, the threats to their survival and what young people are doing to conserve their populations.
Sea Otters
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Part of the nonfiction Orca Wild series for middle readers, this book looks at the important role sea otters play in the ecosystem. Readers will learn about the history of sea otters, their recovery from near extinction and how to conserve the species for the future. Illustrated with photos by the photojournalist author.
Powwow
Part of the nonfiction Orca Origins series for middle readers. Illustrated with photographs, Powwow is a guide to the dance, music and culture of this Indigenous celebration.
Pride
This revised, updated and expanded edition of the award-winning book Pride: Celebrating Diversity & Community (2016) celebrates the LGBTQ+ community’s diversity, the incredible victories of the past fifty years and the voices of young activists.
Ours to Share
This addition to the nonfiction Orca Footprints series examines how overpopulation leads to unequal sharing of the earth’s social and natural resources.
Gone is Gone
This nonfiction book for middle readers looks at why and what species have become endangered, how scientists are learning about endangered wildlife, what people are doing to conserve species and what young people can do to help. Illustrated with unique photos by the photo-journalist author.
Orcas Everywhere
This nonfiction book for middle readers takes a deep dive into the lives of orcas (also known as killer whales). Illustrated with archival and contemporary photographs.
Orca Origins Teacher Guide
A comprehensive guide for using the Orca Origins, a nonfiction series for middle readers, in the classroom.
How to Become an Accidental Genius
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This nonfiction book for middle readers is full of inspiring tales of inventors and innovators who have accidentally changed the world. The book also features profiles of inventive kids and teenagers.
Home Sweet Neighborhood
Orca Footprints nonfiction series for middle readers. Readers will learn how to take an active part in creating the kind of cities they'd like to live in.
Great Bear Rainforest
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A companion to Ian McAllister’s film for IMAX® and giant-screen theaters, Great Bear Rainforest
Orca Footprints Teacher Guide
A comprehensive guide for using the Orca Footprints, a nonfiction series for middle readers, in the classroom. The guide focuses on three learning clusters: Our Earth, Our Work and Our Global Community.
Christmas
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Part of the nonfiction Orca Origins series for middle readers. Illustrated with archival and color photographs, the book looks at the history and practice of Christmas celebrations around the globe.
Dive In!
Part of the nonfiction Orca Footprints series for middle readers, with color photographs throughout. Find out why the ocean matters, why it is an amazing place and what you can do to keep it that way.
After Life
This nonfiction book for middle-grade readers examines the history, beliefs and customs surrounding death in cultures around the world.
Better Together
Part of the nonfiction Orca Footprints series for middle readers, illustrated with many color photographs. Explore the different types of communities people create to meet their need for companionship.
Going Wild
Part of the nonfiction Orca Footprints series for middle readers, illustrated with many color photographs. Readers will find out what urban rewilding is and how it can make our lives (and our planet) safer and healthier.
