{"product_id":"dolphin-baby-isbn-9780763670481","title":"Dolphin Baby!","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A wonderful immersion into the baby dolphin’s world.\" — \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePop!\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003eBack matter includes a note about dolphins and an index.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.\u003cbr\u003e—The New York Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eZoologist 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.\u003cbr\u003e—Kirkus Reviews\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDavies’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.\u003cbr\u003e—The Horn Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA 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.\u003cbr\u003e—School Library Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNicola Davies’ nonfiction narrative is enhanced with beautiful acrylic paintings. Alongside the narrative text, a smaller font presents additional facts about dolphins.\u003cbr\u003e—Library Media Connection (highly recommended)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA wonderful immersion into the baby dolphin’s world.\u003cbr\u003e—Booklist Online\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book could be the starting point for a lifelong love of dolphins.\u003cbr\u003e—BookPageNicola Davies is a zoologist and the author of many books for young readers, including \u003ci\u003eSurprising Sharks\u003c\/i\u003e, a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor winner, illustrated by James Croft; \u003ci\u003eBig Blue Whale\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by Nick Maland; and \u003ci\u003eExtreme Animals: The Toughest Creatures on Earth\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by Neal Layton. “I adore dolphins,” she says. “Just looking at them makes me happy. I've spent many days watching them — often when I should have been doing something else!” Nicola Davies lives in Wales.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrita Granström has illustrated many children’s books, including \u003ci\u003eEyes, Nose, Fingers, and Toes: A First Book All About You\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDoes a Cow Say Boo?,\u003c\/i\u003e both written by Judy Hindley. “I hadn’t seen a wild dolphin until I started \u003ci\u003eDolphin Baby!\u003c\/i\u003e” she says. “Then, as if by magic, a pod of fifteen dolphins and their babies arrived near my home, so close to shore that I could draw them from my studio window. I immediately fell in love.” Brita Granström lives in England.","brand":"Candlewick","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304160448741,"sku":"NP9780763670481","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780763670481.jpg?v=1767725491","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/dolphin-baby-isbn-9780763670481","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}