“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.

The local authors received 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 100-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.

Hodson is a K-12 educator and former executive director of The Whale Museum.

Jones is a pastel artist whose work is shown at the Orcas Island Artworks.

The book is published by Dawn Publications (www.dawnpub.com) and is available at Darvill’s Bookstore.

For more information, visit www.sallyhodson.com and www.annjonesstudio.com.