Dolphin Baby! (Read and Wonder)
by Nicola Davies (Author) Brita Granstrom (Illustrator)
Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade
Series: Read and Wonder (Paperback)
Pop! Tail first, head last, Dolphin is born into the blue. Readers are invited to join the baby calf as he follows his mother and discovers all there is to know about life under the sea, from catching his first fish to learning how to say his name with his very own whistle. Nicola Davies's lyrical narrative and intriguing facts are accompanied by Brita Granström's colorful illustrations, pulsing with the energy and movement of dolphins in their natural habitat.
Back matter includes a note about dolphins and an index.
Back matter includes a note about dolphins and an index.
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A dolphin baby's first months involve pleasant times of being fed, learning the special whistles of dolphin communication, playing with other young calves, and eventually catching his first fish. Davies shapes these experiences as a simple story, demonstrating the social nature of dolphin life.
Review quotes
Young children will love learning how little Dolphin suckles, whistles in baby talk, catches his first fish and rubs his tummy against Mom as sweetly animated paintings highlight each step.
—The New York Times Zoologist Davies has long experience writing about nature for young readers. Here, she describes the first six months of a bottlenose calf's life through the story of Dolphin and Mom... Granström's acrylic paintings are beautiful. Spreading across two pages, they emphasize the blues of the dolphin's environment... This introduction to dolphins is sure to win readers' hearts.
—Kirkus Reviews Davies's lively story of a dolphin baby and his caring mother is infused with scientific details about dolphin developmental milestones in the first six months of life... Granström's illustrations set at various depths in the ocean feature broad brush strokes of every watery hue—light blues and greens for surface antics and inky, midnight blues for the depths that the growing dolphin eventually reaches.
—The Horn Book A dolphin baby's first months involve pleasant times of being fed, learning the special whistles of dolphin communication, playing with other young calves, and eventually catching his first fish. Davies shapes these experiences as a simple story, demonstrating the social nature of dolphin life.
—School Library Journal Nicola Davies' nonfiction narrative is enhanced with beautiful acrylic paintings. Alongside the narrative text, a smaller font presents additional facts about dolphins.
—Library Media Connection (highly recommended) A wonderful immersion into the baby dolphin's world.
—Booklist Online This book could be the starting point for a lifelong love of dolphins.
—BookPage
—The New York Times Zoologist Davies has long experience writing about nature for young readers. Here, she describes the first six months of a bottlenose calf's life through the story of Dolphin and Mom... Granström's acrylic paintings are beautiful. Spreading across two pages, they emphasize the blues of the dolphin's environment... This introduction to dolphins is sure to win readers' hearts.
—Kirkus Reviews Davies's lively story of a dolphin baby and his caring mother is infused with scientific details about dolphin developmental milestones in the first six months of life... Granström's illustrations set at various depths in the ocean feature broad brush strokes of every watery hue—light blues and greens for surface antics and inky, midnight blues for the depths that the growing dolphin eventually reaches.
—The Horn Book A dolphin baby's first months involve pleasant times of being fed, learning the special whistles of dolphin communication, playing with other young calves, and eventually catching his first fish. Davies shapes these experiences as a simple story, demonstrating the social nature of dolphin life.
—School Library Journal Nicola Davies' nonfiction narrative is enhanced with beautiful acrylic paintings. Alongside the narrative text, a smaller font presents additional facts about dolphins.
—Library Media Connection (highly recommended) A wonderful immersion into the baby dolphin's world.
—Booklist Online This book could be the starting point for a lifelong love of dolphins.
—BookPage
Nicola Davies
Nicola Davies has loved sea turtles ever since she first saw one in the middle of the Indian Ocean. Nicola Davies is also the author of BIG BLUE WHALE, BAT LOVES THE NIGHT, and WILD ABOUT DOLPHINS. Jane Chapman also loves sea turtles and has wanted to paint them for ages. Her other books for children include ONE DUCK STUCK by Phyllis Root and THE EMPEROR'S EGG by Martin Jenkins, a National Science Teachers Association - Children's Book Council Outstanding Science Trade Book for Children.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780763670481
Lexile Measure
670
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Candlewick Press (MA)
Publication date
February 20, 2014
Series
Read and Wonder (Paperback)
BISAC categories
JUV002160 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Mammals
JUV002370 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Baby Animals
JUV002170 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Marine Life
JUV002370 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Baby Animals
JUV002170 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Marine Life
Library of Congress categories
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