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• Shanyaak'utlaax̲

  Salmon Boy

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  Children's Picture Book Nonfiction - After a Tlingit mother gives her son a dried piece of salmon with mold on the end, he flings it away in disgust, committing a taboo. This offends the Salmon People, who sweep him into the water and into…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Pʹéskʹa and the First Salmon Ceremony

  Ritchie, Scot,

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  Children's Picture Book Nonfiction - It's the day of the first salmon ceremony, but Pʹéskʹa realizes that the special tray needed for the ceremony has been left behind.

• S Is for Salmon

  a Pacific Northwest Alphabet

  Viano, Hannah

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  Children's Picture Book Nonfiction - C is for Crab; E is for Eagle, etc. Based on Pacific Northwest artist Hannah Viano's regionally themed paper-cut art, this lovely children's book sheds a new light on the ABCs that will appeal to young…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Salmon Princess

  An Alaska Cinderella Story

  Dwyer, Mindy, 1957-

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  Children's Picture Book - Loosely based on "Cinderella," this story is set in Alaska, the fairy godmother is an eagle, and the hero, the son of a cannery owner, finds his true love through her Sitka slipper, a heavy rubber boot she left at…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Sunrise Summer

  Swanson, Matthew, 1974-

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  Children's Picture Book - Each summer, a young girl and her family travel to remote Egegik, Alaska, where they join a salmon fishing crew.

• A Salmon for Simon

  Waterton, Betty, 1923-

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  Children's Picture Book - Simon has always longed to catch a salmon. But when his luck suddenly changes and an eagle accidentally drops one into a tidal pool, Simon is torn between sympathy for the fish and the desire to catch something of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Salmon Migration

  Hansen, Grace,

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  Children's Early Reader Nonfiction - Young readers will learn about the impressive migration of five different Pacific salmon species. The title will cover information like why and when they migrate, how far they migrate, and where they…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Come Back, Salmon

  How a Group of Dedicated Kids Adopted Pigeon Creek and Brought It Back to Life

  Cone, Molly

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  Children's Nonfiction - Describes the efforts of the Jackson Elementary School in Everett, Washington, to clean up a nearby stream, stock it with salmon, and preserve it as an unpolluted place where the salmon could return to spawn.

• The Upstream Journey of Salmon

  Gulati, Annette,

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  Children's Nonfiction - Gives readers an up-close look at the one-way trip salmon take in order to reproduce. Includes a concise overview of the species, a table of contents, questions to spark critical thinking, a selected bibliography,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Salmon

  Swimming for Survival

  Rae, Rowena,

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  Children's Nonfiction - This nonfiction book for middle-grade readers explores the iconic life cycle of the salmon, their contributions to the ecosystem and their struggle for survival. Illustrated with photos throughout.

• I Sing the Salmon Home

  Poems From Washington State

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  Adult Nonfiction - This anthology sings of salmon--lamented and praised, hooked, and netted, spawned out and dammed from home; of their magnificence and generosity, of how the fish continue to give and of what they gave. For this unique…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Red Summer

  the Danger, Madness, and Exaltation of Salmon Fishing in a Remote Alaskan Village

  Carter, Bill, 1966-

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  Adult Nonfiction - Set in the tiny Native village of Egegik on the shores of Alaska's Bristol Bay, Bill Carter's Red Summer is the thrilling story of one man's journey from novice to seasoned fisherman over the course of four beautiful,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Upstream

  Searching for Wild Salmon, From River to Table

  Cook, Langdon, 1966-

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  Adult Nonfiction - From the award-winning author of The Mushroom Hunters comes the story of an iconic fish, perhaps the last great wild food : salmon. For some, a salmon evokes the distant wild--thrashing in the jaws of a hungry grizzly…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Salmon Wars

  the Dark Underbelly of Our Favorite Fish

  Frantz, Douglas,

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  Adult Nonfiction - A deep dive into the murky waters of the international salmon farming industry, exposing the unappetizing truth about a fish that is not as good for you as you have been told.

• Recovering a Lost River

  Removing Dams, Rewilding Salmon, Revitalizing Communities

  Hawley, Steven, 1969-

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  Adult Nonfiction - Journalist Hawley tackles dam removal on the Snake River, veering from standard environmental fare by pointing out not just the obvious (dams are bad for salmon), but also the detrimental impact on so many other species,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Salmon

  a Fish, the Earth, and the History of Their Common Fate

  Kurlansky, Mark,

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  Adult Nonfiction - These fish, uniquely connected to both marine and terrestrial ecology as well as fresh and salt water, are a remarkable natural barometer for the health of the planet. The author's overriding message is clear: "If salmon…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Salmon Sisters: Harvest & Heritage

  Seasonal Recipes and Traditions That Celebrate the Alaskan Spirit

  Laukitis, Emma Teal,

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  Adult Nonfiction - The book will be organized with an introduction and four parts: Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. In each section, readers will find an essay to orient themselves to the season, stories from Alaskans on living and eating…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Stronghold

  One Man's Quest to Save the World's Wild Salmon

  Malarkey, Tucker,

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  Adult Nonfiction - Stronghold tells the story of Guido Rahr, a passionate and eccentric environmentalist who has single-mindedly dedicated his life to saving the environment, working to preserve the world's last pristine stronghold…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Salmon Cedar Rock & Rain

  Washington's Olympic Peninsula

  McNulty, Tim,

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  Adult Nonfiction - In Salmon, Cedar, Rock & Rain, Tim McNulty explores the Olympic Peninsula's complex--and ongoing--story of development, conservation, restoration, and cultural heritage, while writers from the Lower Elwha Klallam,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• King of Fish

  the Thousand-year Run of Salmon

  Montgomery, David R., 1961-

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  Adult Nonfiction - Drawing on a combination of scientific, historical, sociological and political research, Montgomery, a professor of geomorphology at the University of Washington, traces the tragic and steady decline in salmon…Read moreRead more of this annotation