In the Company of Whales

In the Company of Whales From the Diary of a Whale Watcher Alexandra Morton KIND Book Award This book is about the many things that the whales have taught me, and about some of the questions that I have not yet found the answers to. It is also about just living with the whales and trying to fit in. Through diary entries, notes and photographs, In the Company of Whales explores Alexandra Morton's efforts to better understand the habits and behaviors of the killer whale off Canada's west coast. As a fascinating introduction to the life of a scientist working in the field, the book will entertain and inspire readers young and old. After fourteen years of studying Orca in the wild, Morton continues to delight in the challenge presented by these magnificent mammals. Alexandra Morton, known as "the Whale Lady" to many of her fans, lives with her son Jarret in Simoom Sound of Gilford Island off the west coast of British Columbia. She supports her research with her writing, photography and artwork. Siwiti: A Whale's Story (Orca, 1991), her first book, won the Sheila A. Egoff Children's Book Prize and has had numerous printings.Morton, Alexandra is the author of 'In the Company of Whales', published 1993 under ISBN 9781551430584 and ISBN 1551430584.