salmon

The story of a coho, Sumi, from her birth in a remote creek and her trip down river to the ocean, to her time as a mature fish in the seas, and finally her return to the place of her birth, where she spawns and dies.

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.

Provides information about salmon, looking at the different kinds of salmon, and discussing where they live, their life cycles, migration and spawning, and other topics.

Text and photographs depict the life cycle of the Atlantic salmon, from its birth in freshwater streams through its journey to the sea to its return to spawn in its streams of origin.

Presents an introduction to the physical characteristics, behavior and habitats of salmon.

Explores the histories of salmon, sea bass, cod, and tuna, describing how their numbers are decreasing in the wild and how higher levels of PCBs and mercury are being found in seafood, and discussing efforts to regain the oceans for healthy and sustainable food sources.

Describes the life cycle of sockeye salmon, as they swim from the river in which they were hatched to the sea and back again.

Swimmer, the Chinook salmon, journeys over 10,000 miles to complete her life cycle, while Katya, the native Alaskan girl, comes of age in her small village along the coast.

Describes the habitat, eating habits, and life cycle of the sockeye salmon.

Illustrates the life cycle of the Atlantic salmon.