"Salmon have followed the same migration routes for thousands of years, but the rapid rise of the fish farming industry has had a deadly impact on their annual journey. The farms release harmful waste into the ocean that is lethal to the wild salmon forced to swim through it. Not only do salmon have to avoid predators like orcas, eagles, and seals, they must also face the human-made destruction of their habitat. Salmon are central to the lives of many Indigenous nations, who are taking forceful measures to protect the fish before they disappear. This is both a poetic love letter to salmon and a deeply illuminating factual account of the impact fish farms have on salmon populations. Each spread includes a fact box to support the non-fiction content, and there's a beautiful afterword written by Tanina Williams, a member of Lil'wat Nation, whose people have been connected to and sustained by salmon for generations"--

Ages 5-8 Owlkids Books.

Grades 2-3 Owlkids Books.