Ann Jones, illustrator, and Dr. Sally Hodson, author, with their book “Granny’s Clan”
Granny’s Clan: A Tale of Wild Orcas, a nonfiction children’s picture book about the endangered resident orcas who live in the Salish Sea, has received several national book awards, including the 2013 Next Generation Indie Book Award as a Finalist in the Children’s Non-Fiction category, the 2013 Purple Dragonfly Children’s Book Award with First Place in the Children’s Picture Book category and the Izaak Walton League 2013 Book of the Year in the Children’s category.
Written by Dr. Sally Hodson and illustrated by Ann Jones, Granny’s Clan takes young readers on a real-life adventure with two young orcas and Granny, the clan’s one-hundred year old great-great-grandmother as they welcome a new baby, “see” with sounds, hunt for salmon, play, face dangers and encounter humans. Weaving science with story, Granny’s Clan celebrates the importance of family and friendship as children learn about the lives and behavior of killer whales and the dangers that threaten them.
Dr. Sally Hodson is a K-12 educator and former Executive Director of The Whale Museum. Ann Jones is a pastel artist whose work is shown at the Orcas Island Artworks. Granny’s Clan: A Tale of Wild Orcas is published by Dawn Publications (www.dawnpub.com) and is available at Darvill’s Bookstore. For more information, visit Hodson at www.sallyhodson.com and Jones at www.annjonesstudio.com.
