Dolphin Island [In Japanese Language]
by:
小野田 和子 (author)
Arthur C. Clarke (author)
ISBN:
9784488611033 (4488611036)
Edition language: Japanese
“Johnny Clinton was sleeping when the hovership raced down the valley, floating along the old turnpike on its cushion of air. [..] To any boy of the twenty.first century, it was a sound of magic, telling of far-off countries and strange cargoes carried in the first ships that could travel with equal...
well, not a good read. the scientific basis is rather obscure. the story tells about dolphins and humans. there dolphins are intellectual. Humans want to protect them from killer whales, dolphins' natural foes. but then we face the fact that all in nature must be in harmony. That means you for examp...
This is one of the few "juveniles" ie, young adult novels Clarke ever wrote. It's main character is sixteen year-old Johnny Clinton. Lost in the pacific, he is saved by a pod of dolphins who bring him to Dolphin Island, a research station in Australia's Great Barrier Reef. There he becomes involved ...
This is a brilliant tale, primarily for young lads of 10+, but great for anyone who is interested in reading about diving, sharks, killer whales and those cute, intelligent dolphins who have their very own legends to impart to those that can understand.