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Granny's Clan: A Tale of Wild Orcas

by Sally Hodson

Family life in an orca clan

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Family life in an orca clan

Granny’s Clan brings children into the daily life of Granny, an orca who helps care for and teach her grandchildren. The book combines a family story with details about orca behavior, including breathing through blowholes, hunting salmon, communicating underwater, and avoiding danger. Its nonfiction back matter extends the introduction with definitions and sections on how orcas live and how scientists study Granny’s clan. That structure gives the book both a narrative entry point and additional marine-life information to explore.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children ages 4–8 interested in whales and marine animals
  • Young readers learning about animal families and behavior
  • Parents, grandparents, or teachers introducing basic marine biology

Themes

Orca family lifeMarine animal behaviorCommunication and learningWildlife science

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Book overview

Meet the orca Granny and her family in this beautiful picture book based on the real-life orca clan! Inspire any eager young reader with lyrical text that combines real science with a heartwarming story of family.

Like grandmothers everywhere, Granny the orca (killer whale) babysits, teaches, and plays with her orca grandchildren. She teaches them how to breathe through their blowholes, hunt for salmon, communicate by making sounds underwater, and how to escape from danger.

Perfect for any parent, grandparent, or teacher looking for a kids book about whales, mammal book for kids, or to help introduce marine biology to eager young minds.

Backmatter includes more information on Granny and orcas:

  • Fascinating Definitions: what is blubber? Echolocation? Blow holes? A pod?
  • How Orcas Live: how orcas communicate, how they breathe, what they eat, and more!
  • How Scientists Learn about Granny's Clan: scientists collect all kinds of information on Granny and her family...including looking at their poop!
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