For Vega and her family, salmon is life. Though not as plentiful as they once were, the salmon that fill the Mouth Passage in the Salish Sea provide for her family of orcas, keeping them strong during the sparse and hungry winters. Vega is learning to be a salmon finder, preparing for the day when she will be her family’s matriarch. But then Vega and her brother Deneb are separated from their family, and a devastating earthquake and tsunami renders the seascape unrecognizable. Vega must use every skill she has to lead her brother across the sea and back to their family. Will Vega become the leader she’s destined to be? A Whale of the Wild is the perfect companion novel to Rosanne Parry’s A Wolf Called Wander, portraying the delicate ecosystem of the sea and the threats to marine life. Like Wolf, this book has been impeccably researched and vetted, illustrated throughout, includes a map and extensive backmatter on the habitats and animals featured in the book, and will be an excellent read-aloud for parents and teachers.