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Dolphin Baby


by Nicola Davies

Price at time of review: $15.99
28 pp.
Candlewick Press
Cambridge, MA
2012
ISBN: 9780763655488

Grade Level: K-2
Reviewed by CBC Reviewer
N/A

Labor and delivery! "Tail first, head last, dolphin POPS out into the blue. He's creased and crinkled from being curled inside his mother..." How could an audience of young listeners (or readers) not be hooked from the start?

This NSTA/CBC Outstanding Trade Book tells the story from birth to the young dolphin's first fish and first "conversation" with his mother. Dual text tells the story and gives the related facts in the corner of each double–page illustration for the teacher or mentor to add. Young students will benefit from hearing the story line as a read–aloud. Beautiful illustrations bring to life how dolphins live in their earliest days and months. Interesting, accurate facts might tempt some to go beyond: "How do we know that each dolphin has an individual whistle and voice?"

An extra section at the end describes the various species of dolphin and how we should care for them in the wild. This book would be a good fit for a study of animal life cycles or for lessons on ocean animals.

Review posted on 1/16/2013

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