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West Coast Tales takes a snap shot of the inherent dangers in the everyday lives of the denizens of a small island on the west coast of Canada. First, the orca family experiences a wayward child during a hunting expedition as Oliver sets out to prove himself as a hunter. Then the otter family courts disaster as one of its children, Arnold, goes fishing alone in deep water. The deer family, too, has a rebel as Bouncy lives up to his name and goes off to visit his otter neighbour. Next the squirrel family watches their precious daughter, Katie, disappear in the tall cedars as she searches for a mate, And in the human family Abbey, Beth, and Casey head off on a berry picking expedition that turns into a wasp nightmare. So join in, read the tales, and consider life in different kinds of families.