A Dolphin's Wish: How YOU Can Help Make a Difference and Save Our Oceans

by Trevor McCurdie, Cinzia Battistel (Illustrator)

Overview

A perfect Father's Day gift to share with Dad and learn about how to save our oceans!

Dive under the sea with a family of dolphins and discover the dangers of plastic pollution.

Every year, huge amounts of plastic end up in our oceans. Luckily, there's something we can do to change that! Follow along as Daddy Dolphin and his son show readers what we're doing wrong, then be inspired to take action and make a difference!

Featuring charming rhymes, bold illustrations, and educational back matter, this beautiful ocean tale offers readers a peek into life under the sea and is perfect for anyone who cares about our planet.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781728205229
Publisher:	Sourcebooks
Publication date:	03/03/2020
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	1,140,757
Product dimensions:	10.20(w) x 10.10(h) x 0.50(d)
Lexile:	AD550L (what's this?)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

TREVOR MCCURDIE writes rhymes in the middle of the night and some of them still make sense in the morning! His hope is that by writing about big issues in an entertaining way, children will develop a better understanding of them and start to pull their parents in the right direction. When he’s not rhyming or sleeping, Trevor likes to be outside.

Since graduating in painting from the Academy of Fine Art at Milan, Cinzia Battistel has worked as a freelance illustrator. She says nature is the best inspirer of her naturalistic illustrated books. She has worked with following publishers: Usborne, Capstone, Pearson, Home Town World, and more.

Editorial Reviews

2020-01-26
A papa dolphin tearfully warns his youngling about the dangers of floating plastic rubbish.

The original title of this clunkily rhymed British import—Ocean Plastic Is Not Fantastic—captures both the cautionary theme and the general tone: “It can swallow you whole, and trap you inside. / Or get in your tummy, stay there and hide.” Battistel puts the young dolphin’s terrified imaginings elicited by her father’s lecture front and center, with scenes of reefs and beaches thickly festooned with litter, capped by a wave that becomes a towering sea monster thanks to artfully placed plastic cups and bags. Nevertheless, overall smiles, bright colors, and idyllic underwater vistas prevail—even when the occasional bit of plastic debris is in view—to keep thing upbeat. The solution? To invite “those creatures with nets and hooks / to come down here and take a look.” This cues a picture of scuba divers picking up plastic garbage under the supervision of a stern-looking octopus. Readers, represented by a diverse group of children on a tourist boat, are encouraged to take up greener practices by a parade of sign-waving sea life. It’s all far easier said than done, but at least it gets said.

A bit of finger-shaking joins a rising chorus of protest. (additional facts, glossary) (Informational picture book. 6-8)

Kirkus Reviews