Animals have been an influential part of science, technology, and travel throughout time. Shamu: The 1st Killer Whale in Captivity introduces readers to the historical climate of the 1960s, information on Orcas, background on Shamu, a chronology of Shamu's life, and how her captivity influenced history. Colorful graphic art, fast facts, and a glossary will bring the historic animal to a younger audience. A great supplement to your history graphic novel collection. Humans aren't the only history makers! Animals have been an influential part of science, technology, and travel throughout time. Each book in the Famous Firsts: Animals Making History series introduces the historical climate of the subject's time, background on the animal, a chronology of the animal's historic feat, and how that mission influenced history. A great supplement to your history graphic novel collection.