Everything you need to understand or teach Odder by Katherine Applegate.
Odder is a middle grade novel by Katherine Applegate. The titular character is just a pup when a storm separates her from her mother and washes her up on a beach. The scientists at the nearby Monterey Bay Aquarium rescue her and attempt to restore her to the wild. Eventually, Odder returns to the sea, but she faces dangers in the water that will either end her life or alter it forever. The novel explores friendship, parenthood, animals, conservation, and the tension between captivity and freedom.
Odder Lesson Plans contain 115 pages of teaching material, including: