A Dolphin Summer - Hardcover

Gormley, Gerard

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0800822641 ISBN 13: 9780800822644

Publisher: Taplinger Pub Co, 1985

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Describes the first eight months of a dolphin's life, including her contacts with prey, predators, and other sea life

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YA This delightful book narrates the first eight months in the life of an Atlantic white-sided dolphin. Family life, the sociability of the group and their interaction with other species of the sea are charmingly presented. Gormley shows how the baby learns to survive in the sea and her relationships with her mother and her "nanny." He also examines the family group's ritual of grief when one of their members dies. Although nonfiction, with scientific terms used throughout, the text reads like fiction. The vocabulary is adult and assumes some background knowledge of sea life; there is no glossary to explain scientific terms. A minor distraction is the separation of notes from the text. Gormley explains in these notes what is fact and what is speculation on his part, along with additional information about dolphins. It is necessary to turn back and forth from one section to the other, which tends to break the flow of the narration. But the fascinating details of the dolphin's life definitely override this distraction. Pat Royal, Prince George's County Public School System, Md.
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