Brenda Peterson

This amazing children's book is a moving homage to one of the world's oldest known orcas named Granny, and a young girl Mia who is on a whale watching excursion in the San Juan islands. Granny lived to be approximately 105 years old, born in 1911 as researchers believe. She watches over her three families that were named by scientists, known as the J, K, and L pods. Mia and her family watch the family of orcas play and splash their fins. I love how easily this book could be incorporated into show more just about any lesson plan. It is full of interesting facts, all while having incredible illustrations. show less

***** At first I almost put this book down, because at the beginning there are quite a few references to the author's mother's Southern Baptist religion. I just didn't want to read a book socked with religion. But I am glad that I continued, as most mention of religion ceased except for passing comments. Instead the author related quite successfully her spirituality with animals, particularly whales and wolves. As I ended the last page, I had to sit and think about our world and what we are show more doing to destroy it by killing certain species of animals. A sobering thought. Peterson's story was riveting in the way she describes her connection to the animal world -- her world. show less

In Wild Chorus, author Brenda Peterson talks about her lifelong relationship with animals and how humans can learn from beluga whales, wolves, raccoons, bears, elk, herons, and many more.

This book is filled with personal essays, which I enjoyed because I could kind of go back and forth on reading it and reading a fiction book. Some nonfiction books take me a long time to get into, and others I just can read information after information without needing a break.

I definitely took a lot of show more photos of passages in the book to go back and read later, or to share with my friends.

Brenda Peterson’s writing is very chill and friendly, it just felt like I was reading a letter a buddy wrote me about their latest outdoorsy adventure.

*Thank you Mountaineers Books and NetGalley for a digital copy of this book in exchange for an honest review show less

A long and drawn-out treatise on the movement to protect and reestablish our country’s wild wolf population. A political and emotional plea to save one of our most important resources and in the process learn more about ourselves. A wolf’s loyalty to its pack and family, its willingness to sacrifice itself for the sake of the whole, and its love for play and recreation offers much to the ignorant population taught to be afraid and suspect of these animals. The control of public lands by show more big money and the cattle industry threatens to destroy one of the most important components of our nation’s history. And this reader hopes the world is watching us. show less