How do orcas work together to hunt? Where do they live? How are they different in different parts of the world? These are a few questions answered in this informational book.

Some of the phrases could be clearer. One page explains how the orcas work together and charge the ice flow to create a wave that will wash a seal off so they can eat it. A fact box on the same page says the wave is created by the orcas diving under the floe. Some places could use more information, such as what is an EQ score? The way it is used in the text implies the reader knows what it is.

The backmatter includes an index, glossary, Learn More list, Fact File and a Food Chain diagram of 4 animals, but they aren’t named and they are all pictured as being the same size.

Younger elementary students may enjoy the photographs, but the text would be more accessible to middle elementary ages.

Reviewed by Lynn Mayer, Librarian, Old Town Elementary School, Old Town.