The Music of Dolphins
by Karen Hesse (Author)
Reading Level: 4th − 5th Grade
Series: Apple Signature Edition
After rescuing an adolescent girl from the sea, researchers learn she has been raised by dolphins and attempt to rehabilitate her to the human world.
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Publishers Weekly
"As moving as a sonnet, as eloquently structured as a bell curve," said PW in a starred review of this first-person novel by the Newbery Medalist about a girl who is raised by dolphins and studied by scientists. Ages 9-12. (Feb.)
Review quotes
"Mila's rich inner voice makes her a lovely, lyrical character." - Voice of Youth Advocates
Karen Hesse
Karen Hesse is the author of many books for young people, including Out of the Dust, winner of the Newbery Medal, Brooklyn Bridge, Phoenix Rising, Sable and Lavender. She has received honors including the Scott O'Dell Historical Fiction Award, the Christopher Award, and the MacArthur Fellowship Genius Award, making her only the second children's book author to receive this prestigious grant. Born in Baltimore, Hesse graduated from the University of Maryland. She and her husband Randy live in Vermont.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780590897983
Lexile Measure
560
Guided Reading Level
21
Publisher
Scholastic
Publication date
February 19, 1998
Series
Apple Signature Edition
BISAC categories
JUV039000 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | General
Library of Congress categories
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Sunshine State Young Reader's Award
Nominee 2001 - 2001
Nutmeg Book Award
Nominee 2000 - 2000
Keystone to Reading Book Award
Winner 1998 - 1998
Black-Eyed Susan Award
Nominee 1998 - 1999
