|aOne white dolphin / |cwritten by Gill Lewis ; illustrated by Raquel Aparicio
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|aNew York : |bAtheneum Books for Young Readers, |cc2012
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|a338 p. ; |c20 cm.
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|a"A Junior Library Guild selection"--Jkt. flap
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|aAges 8-12
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|aWhen a baby albino dolphin caught in old fishing netting washes ashore, Paralympics sailing hopeful Felix and English school girl Kara work with veterinarians and specialists to save and reunite the dolphin with her mother, setting off a chain of events that might just save the reef from the environmental effects of proposed dredging
A mother dolphin and her albino calf are in peril in this heart-pounding adventure from the author of the acclaimed Wild Wings.Kara is not sorry she punched Jake in the nosehe simply couldn stand to hear him say one more nasty thing about her missing mother, or her out-of-work fatherr her. But it more than a broken nose to Jake family: It fuel for the fire. Theye had it with Kara family and their devotion to protecting marine life and saving the reef. Dredging the reef will mean fisherman can reel in more money. That what the town needs. But what the town gets is an unexpected new kid, a Paralympics sailing hopeful named Felix. When a baby albino dolphin caught in old fishing netting washes ashore, Felix and Kara work with vets and specialists to save her and reunite her with her mother, setting off a chain of events that might just save the reef. Written by a veterinarian and brimming with bravery and beauty, this story of friendship, family, and community taps into the radiance of nature and dives into the important, timely issue of environmental protection and ecology.
A mother dolphin and her albino calf are in peril in this heart-pounding adventure from the author of the acclaimed Wild Wings.Kara is not sorry she punched Jake in the nosehe simply couldn stand to hear him say one more nasty thing about her missing mother, or her out-of-work fatherr her. But it more than a broken nose to Jake family: It fuel for the fire. Theye had it with Kara family and their devotion to protecting marine life and saving the reef. Dredging the reef will mean fisherman can reel in more money. That what the town needs. But what the town gets is an unexpected new kid, a Paralympics sailing hopeful named Felix. When a baby albino dolphin caught in old fishing netting washes ashore, Felix and Kara work with vets and specialists to save her and reunite her with her mother, setting off a chain of events that might just save the reef. Written by a veterinarian and brimming with bravery and beauty, this story of friendship, family, and community taps into the radiance of nature and dives into the important, timely issue of environmental protection and ecology.