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My favourite books on Whales and Dolphins! |
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My favourite books on Whales and Dolphins! |
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"Killer Whales" by John K.B. Ford, Graeme M. Ellis, Kenneth C. Balcomb
(2000, Vancouver BC, UBC Press) ... the best scientific book on orcas |
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"Togetherness Is Our Home" by Astrid van Ginneken
(2007, BookSurge Publishing) ... an amazing novel by an amazing woman |
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"Orca - The Whale Called Killer" by Erich Hoyt
(1990, Willowdale, Ontario, Firefly Books) ... the most popular book on orcas |
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"Orca - Visions Of The Killer Whale" by Peter Knudtson
(1996, Sierra Club Books) ... a beautiful dive into the world of orcas |
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"Whale" by Jeremy Lucas
(1981, Simon and Schuster) ... great novel about the life of an orca and his family |
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"The Lost Whale" by Michael Parfit and Suzanne Chisholm
(2013, St. Martin's Press) ... the sad stroy of Luna, the lost Southern Resident orca |
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"into great silence" by Eva Saulitis
(2014, Beacon Press) ... a researcher's memoirs about whales and wonders |
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"Puget Sound Whales For Sale" by Sandra Pollard
(2014, The History Press) ... an in-depth report on the devastating effect of captures on the Southern Resident killer whale community |
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"Death at SeaWorld" by David Kirby
(2013, St. Martin's Griffin) ... the truth behind SeaWorld and killer whales in captivity |
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"Beneath the Surface" by John Hargrove
(2015, Palgrave Macmillan) ... the experiences of a former killer whale trainer |
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"Listening To Whales" by Alexandra Morton
(2002, Ballantine Books) ... a magnificent book by a magnificent woman |
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"Swimming with Orca: My Life with New Zealand's Killer Whales" by Ingrid Visser
(2006, Penguin Books) ... a gorgeous book by a gorgeous woman |
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"Orcas, Eagles And Kings" by Steve Yates
(1993, Primavera Press) ... about the Puget Sound orcas and their natural environment |
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"Transients - Mammal-Hunting Killer Whales" by John K.B. Ford, Graeme M. Ellis
(1999, Vancouver BC, UBC Press) ... the scientific book on the "real" killer whales |
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"The Killer Whales Of Prince William Sound" by Craig O. Matkin
(1994, Prince William Sound Books) ... science and stories by Alaska's leading orca researcher |
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"Guardians Of The Whales" by Bruce Obee and Graeme Ellis
(1992, Alaska Northwest Books) ... the quest to study whales in the wild |
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"Orcas Of The Gulf" by Gerard Gormley
(1990, Sierra Club Books) ... a natural history of orcas in the western North Atlantic |
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"On The Trail Of The Whale" by Mark Carwardine
(1994, Thunder Bay Publ., UK) ... funny stories about whales and whalewatching |
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"War of the Whales" by Joshua Horwitz.
(2014, Simon and Schuster) ... a powerful book about the effects of naval sonar on wild cetaceans |
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"Among Whales" by Roger Payne
(1995, Simon and Schuster) ... a major book by a major whale researcher |
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"The Presence Of Whales" edited by Frank Stewart
(1995, Alaska Northwest Books) ... contemporary writings on the whale |
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"Whales, Dolphins And Porpoises"
(1995, National Geographic Society) ... the masterpiece by the National Geographic Society |
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"Last Chance To See" by Douglas Adams and Mark Carwardine
(1992, Ballantine Books) ... the hitchhiker's guide to the most endangered animals on the planet |
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"Storm Boy" by Paul Owen Lewis
(1995, Beyond Words Publishing) ... a wonderful myth with beautiful illustrations |
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"Siwiti - A Whale's Story" by Alexandra Morton
(1991, Orca Book Publishers) ... the first year of a little orca and her family |
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"In The Company Of Whales" by Alexandra Morton
(1993, Orca Book Publishers) ... from the diary of a whale watcher |
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"Whales Passing" by Eve Bunting
(2003, Blue Sky Press) ... facts and fun for preschool kids |
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