Dolphins

Dolphins

by Melis­sa Stewart

Nation­al Geo­graph­ic Chil­dren’s Books, 2010

for ages 6–9

ISBN 978–1‑42630–652‑5

Pur­chase this book at your local inde­pen­dent book­seller or Amazon.com.

Every­one loves dol­phins, and this book shows young read­ers why. They’re smart, play­ful crea­tures that are per­fect­ly suit­ed to life in a watery world. Melis­sa Stewart’s live­ly text will engage new and strug­gling read­ers, high­light­ing our favorite marine mammal’s phys­i­cal fea­tures, behav­iors, and lifestyle.

Honors and Awards

  • Bank Street Col­lege Best Chil­dren’s Book of the Year

Behind the Book

“When I vis­it kids at schools, they often ask me to write books about their favorite top­ics. I bet you won’t be sur­prised to hear that more stu­dents have request­ed a book about dol­phins than any oth­er top­ic, so I couldn’t believe my luck when my edi­tor sug­gest­ed the topic.

“This book includes a lot of fun infor­ma­tion about dol­phin acro­bat­ics. I was lucky enough to see many of their antics first hand while trav­el­ing in the Gala­pa­gos Islands. Every night, dol­phins would ride in our boat’s wake. And dur­ing the day, we often saw them feed­ing close by. Remem­ber­ing those expe­ri­ences helped me bring the mag­ic and mys­tery of dol­phins to life for young readers.”

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Dolphins

by Melis­sa Stewart

Nation­al Geo­graph­ic Chil­dren’s Books, 2010

for ages 6–9

ISBN 978–1‑42630–652‑5

Pur­chase this book at your local inde­pen­dent book­seller or Amazon.com.