The My Great Bear Rainforest series gives readers a close-up look at the animals who live in the world’s largest temperate rainforest.

The True Story of Vanilla

Illustrated By: Arden Taylor

Part of the Orca Biography series for middle-grade readers, this illustrated nonfiction book tells the story of how an enslaved boy, Edmond Albius, discovered how to hand-pollinate vanilla, a technique that is still used all over the world today.