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  • Jo's Journey

    by Nikki Tate ...
    Series series Orca Young Readers
    It's 1861 and orphan Jo has made it from Carson City, Nevada, to San Francisco without anyone figuring out that she's a girl in boy's clothing. When she hears talk of gold strikes in the Cariboo, Jo and her friend Bart sign on for what turns out to be a journey far more arduous and dangerous than anything Jo experienced as a Pony Express rider. Through it all, Jo keeps her true identity a secret. ... Read more

    $6.29 USD

  • Down To Earth

    How Kids Help Feed the World

    by Nikki Tate ...
    Series Book 1 - Orca Footprints
    Kids all over the world help collect seeds, weed gardens, milk goats and herd ducks.From a balcony garden with pots of lettuce to a farm with hundreds of cows, kids can pitch in to bring the best and freshest products to their families' tables—and to market. Loaded with accessible information about the many facets of farming, Down to Earth takes a close look at everything from what an egg carton ... Read more

    $13.09 USD

  • Venom

    by Nikki Tate ...
    Series series Orca Sports
    Sixteen-year-old Spencer loves his job at the local racing stable, but when he becomes convinced that someone is drugging the racehorse Lord of the Flies, no one believes him. In an effort to find out who is behind a dangerous race-fixing scheme, he takes on some of the most unsavory members of the track community. By refusing to turn a blind eye, Spencer risks losing those he cares most about, ... Read more

    $7.19 USD

  • Christmas

    From Solstice to Santa

    Series Book 6 - Orca Origins
    Christmas is a popular holiday celebrated by people all over the world. This informative and engaging exploration of Christmas is aimed at the middle grades but will entertain readers of a much wider age range. Learn about the games played, foods eaten, music played and favorite ways of decorating in different parts of the world. With lots of fun facts (about everything from frumenty to the jolly ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

  • Fallout

    by Nikki Tate ...
    Series series Orca Soundings
    Tara's sister died a year ago, on the day that Tara didn't answer her phone when Hannah called.And Hannah stepped in front of a bus. Now Tara lives with the guilt of wondering if things would be different if she had been there when Hannah needed her most. Competing in slam poetry competitions is the only way Tara can keep her sister's memory alive and deal with all the unanswered questions. But at ... Read more

    $7.19 USD

  • Birthdays

    Beyond Cake and Ice Cream

    Series Book 3 - Orca Origins
    Inspired by memories of fantastic family birthday parties, mother-and-daughter team Nikki Tate and Dani Tate-Stratton researched the history of birthdays in order to answer such questions as, How much does where you grow up influence the way you celebrate getting a year older? Have people always celebrated birthdays? The more they investigated, the more they realized that there's a lot more to ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

  • If a Tree Falls

    The Global Impact of Deforestation

    by Nikki Tate ...
    Series Book 18 - Orca Footprints
    Every day more of the world’s forests disappear.Trees are cleared for agriculture, lost in wildfires and harvested for the valuable products they supply. Called the lungs of the planet, forests play a critical role in climate moderation. What happens when they’re gone? Are replanting and afforestation efforts helping? In If A Tree Falls: The Global Impact of Deforestation, author Nikki Tate gives ... Read more

    $13.09 USD

  • Razor's Edge

    by Nikki Tate ...
    Series series Orca Sports
    Travis and his best friends Ryan and Jasper live for the thrill of watching their horses race. When a thief starts hacking off the tails of Standardbred horses stabled at Blackdown Park, suddenly the track isn't such a great place to hang out. Things get even more unpleasant when a troubled girl comes between Travis and his friends. Travis has to make some tough choices, but how can he stand by ... Read more

    $7.19 USD

  • Choosing to Live, Choosing to Die

    The Complexities of Assisted Dying

    by Nikki Tate ...
    Illustrated by Belle Wuthrich ...
    Series Book 3 - Orca Issues
    ★ “Tate’s sprawling work is a fascinating guide that belongs in all middle school, high school, and public libraries. This resource will help tweens and teens looking to better understand death and dying for personal or academic purposes.”—School Library Journal, starred reviewWith many jurisdictions considering whether or not to implement new assisted-death legislation, Choosing to Live, Choosing ... Read more

    $13.09 USD

  • Deep Roots

    How Trees Sustain Our Planet

    by Nikki Tate ...
    Series Book 8 - Orca Footprints
    Most of us see trees every day, and too often we take them for granted.Trees provide us with everything from food, fuel and shelter to oxygen and filtered water. Deep Roots celebrates the central role trees play in our lives, no matter where we live. Each chapter in Deep Roots focuses on a basic element—water, air, fire and earth—and explores the many ways in which we need trees to keep our planet ... Read more

    $13.09 USD

  • Better Together

    Creating Community in an Uncertain World

    by Nikki Tate ...
    Series Book 13 - Orca Footprints
    Better Together explores how people gather in groups of all kinds to fulfill the basic human need for companionship.From the smallest units of parents, siblings and friends to global organizations that try to build on a foundation of common human experience to meet their goals, people working together are a powerful force for change. Too often, we look at someone and see all the ways we are ... Read more

    $13.09 USD

  • Take Shelter

    At Home Around the World

    Series Book 5 - Orca Footprints
    A roof, a door, some windows, a floor.All houses have them, but not all houses are alike. Some have wings (airplane homes), some have wheels (Romany vardoes), some float; some are made of straw, some of snow and ice. Some are enormous, some are tiny; some are permanent and some are temporary. But all are home. Take Shelter explores the ways people live all over the world and beyond—from the Arctic ... Read more

    $13.09 USD