Jan Lee Wicker

Summary:This book is an informational read about dolphins. It informs the reader all about different questions people may have about dolphins; what they are, what they eat, how they communicate, how they breathe, how they see, how fast they can swim, and many more that gives valuable information about a dolphin. It also goes into detail about the differences between a dolphin and a porpoise or shark. Towards the back of the book there is activities that young children can complete involving dolphins. There is also a glossary and a page that gives the reader ideas on where they can look for to find out more information about dolphins.

Review: I thought this book was very informative. It answered a lot of common questions that people may have about dolphins. It especially addressed questions that a younger audience may have about dolphins. For example, some questions were “How high can dolphins jump out of the water?” or “What are a dolphins enemies?”. Therefore, the main message of this book was to inform readers all about dolphins. There were also pictures that went along with every question and some of them were labeled. On each page, there was a cartoon dolphin that seemed to be telling the story or depicting what that page was about. Overall, I thought this book did a good job summarizing important facts about dolphins.… (meer)