Summary: This story was about a boy who had to spend his summer vacation at his Uncle Porter's house who was a fisherman. At first, he hated living with his uncle and wants to go back home. However, he meets flipper and everything changes. He spends his summer protecting flipper and by the end of the summer he decides he wants to come back next summer.

Critical Response: As soon as the boy meets flipper the tone of the story is a very happy one. The boy will do anything for flipper.

Classroom Connections: This is a good story to read at the beginning of the year to talk about what you did over summer vacation. On the board, I could list one thing everyone did this summer. On cool paper, students could write about their favorite summer memory. Students could draw a picture of their favorite summer memory. ( )