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Keiko's Story: A Killer Whale Goes Home

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This is a whale of a story!

Although written for juveniles, "Keiko's Story" will appeal to readers of all ages. Author Linda Moore Kurth not only tells the story of Keiko's journey from a small pool in Mexico City to his current home in Iceland, but also provides a wealth of information about both Keiko and his orca roots.

"Keiko's Story" begins with crowds of Mexican children waving good-bye on January 6, 1996, as he begins his trip to the airport for the flight to his new interim home in Newport, Oregon.

Linda Moore Kurth spent three years researching this story, and she herself followed Keiko on his final flight to his current home in Iceland. As a consequence, we meet people like Karla Corral and Renata Fernandez Karla who came to love Keiko during the five years they worked with him in Mexico City and Trainers Jeff Foster, Peter Noah, and Brian O'Neal who were waiting for him to arrive at his newest home in Klettsvik Bay, Iceland, on September 10, 1998.

Sandwiched between the story of Keiko's journeys is a myriad of fascinating detail about orcas and the logistics involved in ecological enterprises of this magnitude. Included are photographs, diagrams, and statistics describing Keiko and his homes in Mexico, Oregon, and Iceland.

Keiko's story is a continuing saga which will go on into the forseeable future. This invaluable book will continue to provide a reference and compass point to all who have been and continue to be enchanted after first seeing Keiko as he leapt across the big screen in Free Willy. It also contains a Glossary, Suggested Reading, Videos, and Web Sites of interest to Keiko fans everywhere.

This book is a wonderful source about Keiko and other orcas!