by Nicola Davies, Brita Granstr�m
Just to start I have to say how annoyed I am at the informational book titles with the exclamation mark. I can imagine the editors' meeting: "Hmmm. Dolphin baby just doesn't sound interesting enough--how about 'Dolphin Baby!'" It's like they're apologizing for presenting an uninteresting topic. The ...
I'm a school librarian but I really didn't know much about Nicola Davies until the literacy coordinator at my school started raving about what a great writer she is. With all that, I still never took the time to read one of her books until Dolphin Baby appeared at my door as one of the Cybils nomine...
An appealing and engaging introductory informational book.
A mother dolphin and her new baby and their first six months together. Interesting dolphin facts on every two page spread supplement the text. An author note provides more information on dolphins of the world. Indexed.