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A thrilling novella of the early days on Pern, with illustrations and border decorations by Pat Morrissey. ... Read more

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Short Story
This is short story of the initial evacuation of Landing, passed off as a novel.It is not bad, but not worth the price of a book

Disappointing
Anne McCaffrey stumbles in this mini-story about dolphins helping evacuate the original landing site on Pern after the disastrous eruption of Mt. Garben.This is really a story-fragment, not a full-fledged novella.Unlike -Nerilka's Story-, which *was* a separate novel about the lady who sooths the heartbreak of Moreta's main squeeze, -The Dolphin's Bell- requires that 1 read -Dragondawn- to understand who each character is, & why we should give a damn.This is information that simply is *not* given - &, consequently, we don't.

Don't read this unless you've got -Dragonsdawn- & the time to check out who's who.

From the author of Tales of Ancient Xenar
I had listened to this story on audio and enjoyed it very much.It details a very long and hard fought journey undertaken by humans with the help of dolphins.This is one of the few McCaffrey stories I've read.Almosta year later after reading this story, I found a song that very well fits the theme of the story.The song is alled High water and its performed by ush.Its on their Hold your Fire CD.

The other side of the story!
Another side story well worth reading.This is the story of the second crossing, from the Southern Continent to the Northern Continent.Jim Tillek is in charge of moving all the equipment to the north.This gives more background on the part the dolphins played in Pern's History.

To get the sull feeling of this book, make sure that you have read Dragonsdawn, as the events go together.What is nice about this story, is that there is no need to feel in the background information, as that is what Dragonsdawn is for.The story starts right where it needs to and continues on.It is really nice that we get to know Jim Tillek more.Anne did a wonderful job and the story flows rather smoothly.

A must read for Pern fans, as this gives us all more detail and more background information.A nice short story, that is wonderfully written.

Read this book
This is a great book combining 2 of my favorite things dolphins and Pern. This is a very good book. I couldn't put it down. ... Read more

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Sail along with Josh and his crew. Watch them handle danger and fear. And see if you can figure out why Goe'l doesn't rush to their rescue. ... Read more

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At best, Filler
Nothing much happens in this story. It's a ripoff of Voyage of the Dawn Treader with a bit of Gulliver's Travels added in an attempt to provide some flavor. The whole book feels like it was written as an afterthought. You could easily skip it and miss nothing in the story.

good series
I read this series of books as a kid and was missing this one book, got it to finish out the collection

Seven Sleeper Series
I hated the Seven Sleeper series! Morris just ripped off ideas from C.S. Lewis' "Chronicles of Narnia." Aslan=Goel, Voyage of the Dawn Treader=Voyage of the Dolphin (And one of the main characters name is DAWN!), and the whole Underworld concept is stolen right from "The Silver Chair!" (...)

A real escape that takes you places you've never been before
This book combines adventure with good spiritual values.It also teaches to love your neighbor as yourself and to care about others.His charactors are very realistic and caring.It makes you feel closer to God.It is very well written. ... Read more

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Jody McGrath and her family are sailing around the world researching dolphins, and Jody records all their exciting adventures in her dolphin diaries. In the series' fourth book, Jody is at Dolphin Haven in the Bahamas, where dolphins Bella, Misty, and Evie are about to give birth. Everyone is excited, but also worried. In the past, Evie's calves have died, and this may be her last chance to become a mother/Misty's and Evie's calves survive, but Bella's does not.Although the crew is saddened by the stillborn calf, they still rejoice in the two new dolphins. ... Read more

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If you like Dolphins and want to learn more about them...
read this series. I read this series two summers ago when my friend loaned them to me. I was sick most of the summer. Even though I was stuck inside, the books took my mind to out on the ocean, and before I knew it, I felt like I was there swimming and learning about dolphins myself.
~MY ONLY CONFUSION about this series is that when I went to buy the series for myself all the books I found had a different author, same story, same cover, but different author on the front cover. All my friend's books say Lucy Daniels one the front as theauthor, but all the books I find online and in stores have Ben M. Baglio written on the front as the author.
~Can someone please explain this to me?

The Best Dolphin Diaries Book So Far
I thought this book was very good!Now every animal related thing I come upon makes me think of the dolphin experiences I'm having reading this addicting series.This story made me feel so many emotions...in one sad part, tears literally started welling in my eyes.This book keeps you in suspense, and there are a few unexpected parts here and there.Though some characters can be over emotional, and dolphins aren't always as friendly and inviting to people as they make them in Dolphin Diaries, I still enjoy this series, and am now feeling rather anxious to get the next book!Girls who love dolphins will especially enjoy this series, and some girls who aren't interested in dolphins may even find themselves enjoying it.

Very disappointing
The whole 'Dolphin Diaries' series was started by Lucy Daniels. Mr Baglio is v. disappointing and not nearly as good as Mrs Daniels. I mean, how would u feel if someone else wrote the next Harry Potter book when from the name it didnt even sound like the person had anything to do with JK Rowling? In my opinion- Baglio is an imposter and it was hardly even worth buying the book in the first place.

Wish I had known
My daughter was reading the whole series and I had stopped pre-reading them.Wish I had known that there would be one dolphin stillborn and two dolphin life births so I would at least have been ready for the conversation.I know it is natural and was not gross, but it is sad.4th or 5th graders might be fine but especially if you have a precoscious reader, this is your warning. (still have not read them all but most of the rest of this 10 book series seems fine.)

Perfecto!
I REALLY liked this book, it taught me more about dolphins. In the story, Three dolphins in a research center called "Dolphin Haven" are pregnant. Their names are Misty, Bella, and Evie. For Misty, this is her first time having a calf, Bella is a experienced mother, and in the past all of Evie's calves have died.... This book is great for people of all ages! If you liked this book, read the other books in the Dolphin Diaries series.

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Cambridge English Readers is an exciting new series of original fiction, specially written for learners of English. Graded into six levels - from elementary to advanced - the stories in this series provide easy and enjoyable reading on a wide range of contemporary topics and themes.Dolphin Music is a futuristic adventure story. The year is 2051. It's a world where CONTROL, the government of Europe, keeps everyone happy in a virtual reality, where it is too hot to go outside and where music made by dolphins gives exquisite pleasure. A world which is shattered for music critic Saul Grant when he discovers the truth behind how the music is made. He is forced to challenge the basis of the society and joins PACE, a resistance group, in a quest to free the dolphins. ... Read more

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An enchanting Dolphin Music
Dolphin music is an exciting and contemporary story about a computer world which seem to be possible to control our future life. The writer can encourage the reader continueusly by using many techniques, such as giving the description of characters, showing the map, using the easy words and idioms and writing in the chronological order.
However, there are some weak points in some situations, such as it seems to be too easy for two persons (Saul and Sue) to rescue 8 dolphins from the Music Romm where is in the mountain and there is accidentally no protection in that special place.
In brief, Dolphin Music is the interesting book that the person who love sci-fi story should not miss.

It is very easy to understand
When I first saw the title "Dolphin Music". I thought it was a drama story. But when I read through the book, I discovered it was action sci-fi. Although, the story plot is too simple but I really enjoy it. I like the way Moses imagine about the future world, it is quite possible. The language is very easy to understand that I do not have to use dictionary. But there are something to complain that the story is too clear. I think if it has more mystery and let readers imagine something, this story will be better. Finally, the title "Dolphin music" is not suitable, because the mainidea not reveals the dolphin so much.

review book
Dolphin music has two organizations, BEATCON and PACE. BEATCON is a bad organization, suffer dolphin to sing a song by electricity shock and control all people. PACE is a good organization, help dolphin and oppose control's BEATCON.
I think, it is a good book. When I read it, it was exciting for me and I just would like to continue it. When I finish this book, I got many ideas about life and environment protection, have courage to go with the true, don't distress in an old day, and endure to do something. I strongly recommend this book for everyone in order to protect our environment.

summary of dolphin music
The year is 2051.Control,the government of Europe,keep everyone happy because Control creates many high technology for example eye scanner,speker computer,jet cars using wind power,virtual reality,telephone with picture of the other.In the virtual world,you can touch with other people.Control establishes organization called BEATCON.This organization controls every things in life.The leader of this organization is Captain Marrs.He hates terrorist very much.PACE is the other organization that against with BEATCON.Captain Marrs alleges PACE to be terrorist.PACE persuades Saul Grant to help dolphins because BEATCON forces dolphins to sing a song by stimulating with electricity.Because Saul Grant is the music critic about dolphins,he offer himself to help dolphins.Saul Grant and Sue Hunter,member of PACE,enter Music Room without permission and lead the dolphins to release to the sea but at the journey,Captain Marrs finds Saul and Sue.It has fighting between BEATCON and PACE.Eventually,Captain Marrs dies.Dolphins are released to the seaa and are singing the last song.It has the new Controller which permises that in future,the powers of BEATCON will be reduced and the society will free.

A very crazy story!!!!!!
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We had to read the book "Dolphin Music" at school and for a schoolbook it is okay. The story is a bit crazy and very boring. The title of the book doesn't fit to the story, because most of the book is about "Control" and "Beatcon", two crazy organisations, and only a little part of the story is about dolphins.
The book is very easy to read, because there aren't any difficult vocabulary.
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An Old Fashioned Love Story Masterfully Told : Green Dolphin Street
Before reading Green Dolphin Street I had seen the film as a teenager. At that age what primarily interested me was the spectacular earthquake sequence and the tidal wave. Although the movie version followed quite well the novel, as is usually the case, the novel was unequivocally better than the movie. It tells an old-fashioned tale, set in the mid-nineteenth century, of unrequited love, mistaken identity and spiritual redemption.One could even argue that there is the element of women's liberation in the character of Marianne who envies the freedom and self-determination males have and seeks to achieve her own by moulding the character of the man she marries. By way of contrast her sister Marguerite never marries the man she loves because of a cruel twist of fate and eventually becomes a nun believing that this vocation is what has been ordained for her since the beginning of time. If you are a cynic or one who considers predictability a literary demerit, you will probably not get farther than 50 of the 500 plus pages of this book. But if you are not too jaded by modern fiction replete with gratuitous sex and violence, go along with Elizabeth Goudge and Marianne who leave their home in the Channel Islands on a precipitous voyage to New Zealand where they find adventure and a good life.
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The tragic recognition of the extinction of the Yangtze River Dolphin or baiji in 2007 became a major news story and sent shockwaves around the world. It made a romantic story, for the baiji was a unique and beautiful creature that features in many Chinese legends and folk tales. The Goddess of the Yangtze, as it was known, was also the lone representative of an entire and ancient branch of the Tree of Life. But perhaps the greater tragedy is that its status as one of the world's most threatened mammals had been widely recognized, yet despite wide publicity virtually no international funds became available.

Samuel Turvey here tells the story of the plight of the Yangtze River Dolphin from his unique perspective as a conservation biologist deeply involved in the struggle to save the dolphin. This is both a celebration of a beautiful and remarkable animal that once graced one of China's greatest rivers, its natural history and its role as a cultural symbol; and also a personal, eyewitness account of the failures of policy and the struggle to get funds that led to its tragic demise. It is a true cautionary tale that we must learn from, for there are countless other threatened species that will suffer from the same human mistakes, and whose loss we shall not know until it is too late. ... Read more

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A sad, sombre, frustrating truth
Knowing the outcome of this sad story before you read it makes it hard to bear at times, but it is necessary to understand what conservation entails and how easily it seems to get lead astray. This in a very informative book- not only for our sad loss of this particular species but for conservation of endangered species in general. It made me appreciate just how much it takes to persuade people and organizations to do what I always thought they were meant to do. For example large conservation organizations rejecting the Yangtze River Dolphin's applications for funding because it was too risky, in other words it was already critically endangered. This amazed me, I always assumed that critically endangered animals were conservation organization's top priority. The author, who was involved in the last attempts to save the dolphin and most recent baiji survey, is extremely honest and straight forward. This book outlines many details that are important to the survival of endangered animals and ultimately the survival of our planet. Read this book, not for a fun read, but to enlighten and educate yourself. You will be glad you did.

An indictment on the recent extinction of the Baiji
"The baiji is gone, and with it we have lost 20 million years of unique evolution, an entire mammal family, the top predator of the Yangzte ecosystem, the reincarnation of a drowned princess - and one the most enigmatic and beautiful creatures on earth."

Samuel Turvey's detailed account of the entire history of the Baiji, up to untimely extinction (probably in 2006), is a lively, well-written account - an engaging piece of nature and travel writing - but, more importantly, a good summation of all that can go wrong when proper and timely efforts are not made to conserve a critically endangered species.With the historical lack of understanding of conservation in China (and the pressure of development), the mistakes made there are tragic, if understandable.

However, Turvey makes clear that what was needed was repeated time and again by scientists and conservationists at workshops and conferences and in journal papers, official reports and the popular press, but this information was never put into practice.Turvey puts the reader right on the spot at each step of the way, revealing many of the personalities and the dying environment in which the Baiji lived.The relentless threats (including dams, long-line fishing and pollution), political difficulties between countries and even research centres, human-wildlife conflicts, lack of understanding (including mistreatment of captured specimens and failure to attempt a breeding programme) are recounted in Turvey's lively observational style.

Perhaps the image that remains longest is of Qi Qi, a Baiji resident at the Institute of Hydrobiology in Wuhan for 22 years - "footage of Qi Qi swimming round and round his concrete pool played to the soundtrack of a Chinese rendition of 'Que Sera Sera'.It was too unintentionally and horribly poignant for words."








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All in color! Celebrate one of the most magnificent, playful, and engaging creatures on earth. Over 100 large-size, dramatic color photographs taken throughout the world give an up-close and personal look at dolphins--their diversity, physiology, social structure, and environment, as well as other "dolphin mysteries." How intelligent are they? Why do dolphins get stranded on beaches? Are they always as unselfish and good-natured as their reputation suggests? How much pleasure do they take in human company? Stories about "rescue operations" in which dolphins have lured sharks away from swimmers, as well as their role in military operations, illustrate why we have long felt a special bond with these animals. For those interested in dolphin watching and conservation, there's advice on where to go to find them, how to swim with them, recognizing behavior patterns, and how to help preserve them. Includes a chart identifying species from the Atlantic hump-backed to the Tucuxi. Trim size: 9 x 12. ... Read more

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Most Educational.
Just as soon as I took delivery of this book, I was aware I had a quality product in my hands. It is a large coffee table book containing 160 pages packed with information and photographs of the highest calibre.

The author's list of credits is impressive by any standards; He is a zoologist who has worked for several conservation projects around the world (including WWF, the United Nations Environment Programme and the World Conservation Union), is the author or co-author of over 30 books on this and similar subjects and is a Consultant to the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society. He also took every single photograph in the book.

As David Bellamy says in his foreword "This is what I like about this superb book. It's not a 'doom and gloom' catalogue of destruction, but a celebration of the magic of Dolphins - and a warning of severe problems to come if we don't change our ways."Says it all really.

I particularly like the way in which the book is laid out. With Chapters headed; Dolphin family, Dolphin design, Sensing the environment, A day in the life of a Dolphin, Research, Mysteries, Dolphins and people, Watching Dolphins and Save the Dolphin, we get an immediate sense that everything you ever wanted to know about the many different aspects of the Dolphin will be found right here in this single book.You will not be disappointed.

Altogether a great book and one which is most educational - even for people like myself who frequently encounter Dolphins as part of their work.

NM

Most Educational.
Just as soon as I took delivery of this book, I was aware I had a quality product in my hands. It is a large coffee table book containing 160 pages packed with information and photographs of the highest calibre.

The author's list of credits is impressive by any standards; He is a zoologist who has worked for several conservation projects around the world (including WWF, the United Nations Environment Programme and the World Conservation Union), is the author or co-author of over 30 books on this and similar subjects and is a Consultant to the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society. He also took every single photograph in the book.

As David Bellamy says in his foreword "This is what I like about this superb book. It's not a 'doom and gloom' catalogue of destruction, but a celebration of the magic of Dolphins - and a warning of severe problems to come if we don't change our ways."Says it all really.

I particularly like the way in which the book is laid out. With Chapters headed; Dolphin family, Dolphin design, Sensing the environment, A day in the life of a Dolphin, Research, Mysteries, Dolphins and people, Watching Dolphins and Save the Dolphin, we get an immediate sense that everything you ever wanted to know about the many different aspects of the Dolphin will be found right here in this single book.You will not be disappointed.

Altogether a great book and one which is most educational - even for people like myself who frequently encounter Dolphins as part of their work.

NM

the 2nd best book of dolphins
I enjoyed this book,it has plenty of information and okay photo's.This book really struck me with the part of saving the dolphins,it really gives u a feeling of what is still going on with these intellegent,loving creatures. I also recomend Dolphins by Tim Cahill ... Read more

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For fifteen years, Kirkby navigated an uncertain and uncommon path, embarking on some of the most challenging expeditions the world has to offer. Whether it’s gun fights and crocodile attacks while running Africa’s Blue Nile Gorge or rescuing a fallen sherpa on Mount Everest, Kirkby shares the excitement, doubts, and insights of a life lived on the edge. ... Read more

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Discusses the work and residents of the privately owned Dolphin Research Center in Grassy Key, Florida, and describes the characteristics of the friendly, intelligent mammal that is studied there. ... Read more

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In Tales from the Miami Dolphins, Garo Yepremian, best known for his botched "pass" in Super Bowl VII, shares his unique and humurous perspective on life with the Dolphins. Yepremian was the Dolphin kicker during the infamous, and never duplicated, undefeated 1972 season. His legendary sense of humor brings his memories of coaches and teammates to life. From kicking in his very first professional football game, which was the first he had ever seen, to being named "Kicker of the Decade," he, like those '70s Dolphin teams, overcame enormous obstacles to become a winner. Learn about Hall of Famers Larry Czonka, Bob Griese, Paul Warfield, and Nick Buonicotti, as well as the "No Name Defense." ... Read more

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GARO KEEKS A WINNER
GARO YEPREMIAN FORMER PLACE KICKER FOR THE DOLPHINS DOES A GOOD JOB WITH MANY STORIES AND INSIGHTS ABOUT THE 1972 DOLPHINS AND HIS OWN PERSONAL LIFE. HE HAS A TON OF HUMOROUS AND ENTERTAINING FACTS AND TALES. GARO HAS ALSO HAD SOME TRAGEDY ALONG WITH A LONG AND PRODUCTIVE CAREER. HIS WIFE HAD BREAST CANCER, PARENTS DEATHS, INJURIES AND GETTING CUT BY THE DOLPHINS BECAUSE OF AN INCIDENT WITH HIS BROTHER. GARO IS ALSO QUITE A SPEAKER AND HAS HAD SUCCESS WITH MOTIVATIONAL TALKS. ALONG THE WAY HE HAS MET SEVERAL FAMOUS PEOPLE IN ALL WALKS OF LIFE. HIS STORIES CONCERNING THESE PEOPLE IS ONE OF THE MANY HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS BOOK. I FOUND THE BOOK TO BE A BIT SPARSE CONCERNING THE 1972 SEASON AND THE SUPERBOWL VICTORY BUT GARO DOES PACK QUITE A BIT IN THIS EASY AND FUNNY READ.

Enhanced with a wealth of black-and-white photography
Collaboratively compiled and written by Dolphin football player Garo Yepremian Garo Yepremian and sports broadcaster and author Skip Clayton, Tales From The Miami Dolphins: A Collection Of The Greatest Dolphins Stories Ever Told! is a "must read" collection of true stories that take Dolphin fans behind the scenes with locker room episodes, road travel events, and team camaraderie experiences as the individual players dealt with pre- and post-1973 Superbowl challenges within and outside the world of professional football. Enhanced with a wealth of black-and-white photography, Tales From The Miami Dolphins is one terrific read! ... Read more

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This book is essential reading for anyone who loves dolphins. It reveals the truth about swimming with dolphins. ... Read more

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Rekindling the Waters
Great service! A good book to read for anyone that feels dolphins, or any marine mammals, should be kept in the wild, not held captive.

Lori Marino, PhD
I have studied dolphins and whales for close to twenty years and, without a doubt, this book is the most powerful treatise on the ethics of dolphin captivity I have ever read! Lemieux presents a unique combination of gut-wrenching personal accounts and right-on-target scientific findings. This is a dual-approach that cannot be ignored.She melds authenticity with accurate current scientific information on dolphins in a way that pierces the heart of the matter.Dolphins are self-aware, highly sophisticated beings who do not belong in confinement. I challenge any thinking reader of this book to come away with a different conclusion. Lemieux makes it impossible to do so and, in the process, causes us to look deeper into who we are as a species and ask whether we like what we see. But there is hope and Lemieux's message is, ultimately, positive about the fact that we are, in the end, perfectly capable of changing our behavior to allow dolphins to live life on their own terms. It is up to us.

Rekindling the Waters:Informative, Illuminating, Infuriating, Inspiring.
A true relationship with nature requires moving beyond the facile human projections we use to interpret the world in which we live. No easy task given the conditioning of our minds lends itself to such contented oversimplification.Add in our ego-grasping exploitative tendencies, and its no wonder humans are so estranged from the natural world.Leah Lemieux, in Rekindling the Waters, is different.Here is a woman who faces her limitations head on, challenges them, stretches herself, opens herself, redefines herself.She does this through developing a fascinating relationship with a group of captive Bottlenose dolphins in Cuba.She delves into the minds and souls of these keenly intelligent, feeling creatures, earns their trust through a genuine sincerity, dissolves the barrier between human and non-human.She develops an intimate relationship full of intrigue, intense physicality, vibrant energy, and finds herself interwoven in the struggle for functionality of a group of displaced, demeaned, beleaguered, freedom-starved inmates, guilty of nothing but being the focus of a perverse, puerile, wish-fulfillment, 'entertainment' scam - swim with dolphins!The challenge to her humanness is reflected in her use of language, which undulates between factual and poetic prose.In this way she succeeds in informing the reader on matters of dolphin biology, behavior, habitat, culture, and the challenges facing cetaceans globally, while also conveying the emotional intensity of the relationship, existing on the fringe of language and beyond. "Engulfed in their presence - at the dream somehow become real yet again - I shivered with delight.This unexpected, welcoming proximity awoke and stirred great internal tides; sifting, gathering, silently, irrevocably binding essences; paths chosen, promises made, though I did not know it.Yet I was aware, only just, of my emerging part in something vast, sweeping me up with a glorious, cyclonic unfolding of wings."Other highlights include a near lethal episode involving Spinner dolphins and predatory marlins in Hawaii, and well-researched late chapters exploring the character and fabric of sentience/intelligence on Earth, and our relationship with such: socially, economically, ethically.

Rekindling the Waters
Book Review: Rekindling the Waters: The Truth About Swimming with Dolphins by Leah Lemieux (2009 Troubador Publishing Ltd., UK, 354 pp)

By Mark J. Palmer
Associate Director
International Marine Mammal Project
Earth Island Institute
Berkeley, CA

Leah Lemieux has written a unique book about one person's close experiences with a group of captive dolphins, and the tragic consequences for those dolphins of their captivity.A manifesto for anti-captivity, Rekindling the Waters is an outspoken and eloquent plea for keeping dolphins wild and free in the oceans where they belong, not in concrete tanks doing stupid tricks for crowds at aquariums.

The first two-thirds of the book chronicle the author's years swimming and interacting with a group of captive bottlenose dolphins in Cuba, and the contrast with wild dolphins.Lemieux's experience with these dolphins, each with individual personalities, is completely unique.Virtually all people who experience dolphins do so only for a short time in an aquarium.Even staff of aquariums do not get to "know" their dolphins, as they spend most of their time trying to "train" the dolphins to do what people want - tricks.Dolphin researchers keep their dolphins at an academic distance, intent on learning specific answers to specific questions.

Lemieux, by contrast, swims with these dolphins on their terms.She takes great pains not to initiate contact, for example, allowing the dolphins to respond in their own time and on their own account.She details their reactions without trying to put a human face on dolphin behavior (although she is not always successful in this).And she spent years with these dolphins, on weeks-long vacations in Cuba where she had unique access to the dolphins and could readily interact with them without requiring them to eat or do tricks or demanding anything of them.

This section of the book is both enlightening and inspirational.Lemieux is lyrical in her discussions of her encounters with these dolphins.Sometimes, her prose gets a bit too purple and "new age" in places, but generally she describes in detail what she saw and felt, and her observations of her dolphin family presents a record few people will ever experience.

The last third is a detailed, documented discussion of the problems with keeping dolphins in captivity.Her experiences in Cuba with the captive dolphins brings her to the realization that the animals, despite have a large salt-water lagoon to live in (much larger by far than the average aquarium tank), cannot behave or live like true wild dolphins, free to swim for miles, feed themselves, and interact with a host of their own family members.

Lemieux outlines the problems of captivity, ranging from the mundane question of adequate nutrition to deeply philosophical questions about keeping such intelligent and unique animals in virtual slavery to serve our baser instincts.

More and more people are questioning the keeping of dolphins in captivity.The last dolphin shows shut down several years ago in the British Isles, while the US aquarium industry, while thriving, has more and more turned away from dolphin shows to please the public, in favor of more education and more unique exhibits of marine life such as jelly fish and coral reefs.

But captive dolphins are still a thriving industry, especially tacky and dangerous "swim with dolphins" programs in vacation resorts that threaten the health and welfare of both dolphin and human participants, mostly in Third World countries with little incentive to implement conservation measures.Indeed, most of the captive dolphins are caught by methods that kill many dolphins, including the horrendous "drive fisheries" in places like Japan and the Solomon Islands, where dolphin traffickers take advantage of local people to pick out "show quality" dolphins - hundreds of others are butchered for the meat market.

Lemieux's Rekindling the Waters is an excellent eye-opening critique of the captive dolphin trade.

A must fir anyone who is interested in dolphins, the ocean, and sentient beings other than humans!
This book shares the story of a young woman who becomes enchanted by the magnificent liquid world of dolphins.She makes a connection with four dolphins trapped in a Cuban dolphinarium, and quickly learns that there is much more to their social intelligence than first meets the eye.Through her vivid, poetic descriptions you are brought into the dolphin lagoon to experience this rare connection.You are carried with her on a voyage of discovery to see the dolphins as individuals, then realize they are wrongfully imprisoned by human greed.You are broken against human ignorance and drown in the truth of how evil our actions have been to these sentient beings.You are left understanding there is no question of their intelligence and self-awareness, and that imprisoning them is as morally wrong as denying the freedom of any individual.The book is a must read for anyone who wants to know more about dolphins, is interested in conservation, or is curious about the other conscious beings who share our planet.It will change your prospectives! ... Read more

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Dolphins are sleek, agile masters of the ocean. But on occasion a pod will find itself beached on the sand, and it is up to a devoted group of people to rescue them.

Based on a true-life dolphin rescue that Jim Arnosky witnessed, luminous illustrations and gentle text tell the story of comforting the distressed animals, protecting them from predators, and sheltering them until they are strong enough to return to the sea.

A lifelong naturalist and the author and illustrator of more than 150 books for children, Jim Arnosky’s work on Dolphins on the Sand shines as some of his best—stunningly vibrant, and heartfelt as always. ... Read more

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This story of a pod of stranded dolphins is gripping and the art work is graceful and touching!
The dolphins were "racing and leaping, chasing a school of fish."They leap through the water and into the air, playing and swimming together as a group.When the oldest dolphin grew tired, she swam into shallow water and beached herself on the sand.Very soon the others followed and lay on the sands beside her.The tide began to ebb and the mother decided to take her baby and go back into the safe haven of the ocean, but "there was not enough water to swim" in.They struggled, but were unable to leave the sandbar.

The sun began to sink in the sky.The dolphins were weak and becoming dehydrated from lying out on the sand under the hot sun for hours.The baby was "sick and dizzy" and his mother was unable to help him and only made "low sounds" when he nudged her.A man paddling by in a kayak realized the dilemma they were in and went for help.People soon began arriving to give aid and comfort to the stranded dolphins.They splashed water on them and gave what comfort they could throughout the night until the tide began to come back in.The sharks began to arrive, hoping to "ambush the weakened dolphins once they tried to swim."Would the rescuers be able to save the baby, his mother and the others?

Any book with the name Jim Arnosky on the cover can be considered to be a sure fire hit with not only the children who browse its pages, but also the adults.The story of the stranded dolphins is gripping and the art work is graceful and touching.Under the author's note, Arnosky briefly talks about the theories as to why whales and dolphins become stranded and mentions that he and his wife Deanna once witnessed one.If you are a dolphin lover, you'll fall in love with this book! ... Read more

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True river dolphins as well as marine dolphins that frequent freshwater systems are large animals that have traditionally gone unnoticed by the general public and, in a certain sense, by marine mammal specialists as well. In fact, only a limited number of researchers have investigated the biology of these dolphin species. This is quite surprising given that these species are commonly the top predators in their habitats. Now for the first time, revolutionary molecular techniques are being applied to answer evolutionary reconstruction questions of many animals, including river dolphins. In addition, new paleontological records are dramatically changing our perspective about the relationships of these dolphins with each other and with other cetaceans. In this book, new census information and important ecological characteristics are provided of the river dolphins Inia, Sotalia, Pontoporia, Lioptes, and Orcaella. For the first time, molecular and genetic results of theses dolphin species are presented. A compilation of these data is essential if we are to present a strategic conservation plan for these animals.Upon being informed of critical evolutionary historical data, conservation biologists will now be able to tailor their conservation efforts for each threatened river dolphin species. Additionally, new morphological data and the new discoveries in the fossil record for river dolphins are examined. The major dolphin specialists in Colombia, Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina, the United States of America, China, and India present their newest results within a single book that graduate students, professors, scientists, evolutionary ecologists, aquatic mammalogists, population ecologists, conservation ecologists, and marine biologists will all find valuable for the foreseeable future. ... Read more

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For everyone fascinated with the possibilities of human-animal communications, scientist Carol Howard provides an intimate, moving account of one woman's attempt to unravel the mysteries of the dolphin--one of the sea's most fascinating and enigmatic creatures. of color photos. ... Read more

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A read that sticks with you
I read this book years ago and it has stuck with me.Every time I drive past Tampa Bay to visit my family.Every time I see dolphins in or out of captivity.It was very interesting to learn all of the details involved in doing studies, and how much the researchers cared about their subjects.Some of my "Did you Know?" facts are slipping, it's probably time to re-read it.Thank you to Carol Howard for a great read.

Dolphin lovers will love this!
I'm a 14 year old girl, and I thoroughly enjoyed this book! I love dolphins, and I wanted to learn more about them without being fed a bunch of information like a textbook. Instead, Dolphin Chronicles presents lots of information in textbook form. By the time you get to the end, you'll have a much greater understanding of dolphin training, their lifestyles in captivity and in the wild, and the life of a person working with dolphins without ever realizing you were even learning anything! It's great that this book can be so easy to read and comprehend with so much info packed inside. I totally recommend it to anyone who would like to understand the dolphin world better!

If you're really interested in dolphins, this is the book...
the best book on dolphins I've read. Deals not only with science, but the emotional aspect of working with dolphins. A must read if interested in the field....

This is the best book I've EVER read!
Carol Howard has a unique talent and way of combining love, compassion, sorrow, humor, and a vast amount of knowledge in 294 pages.Never have I learned so much about a book as I did from Dolphin Chronicles.My ultimatedream is to study these strange and magnificent creatures of the sea, aswell as whales.I received Dolphin Chronicles as a Christmas gift from myGrandparents, and I must say that it was my favorite gift of all!In thepast, I have read about 5 or 6 books about Cetaceans (by Jacques-YvesCousteau and other authors) and have gotton extremely bored halfway throughthe material, simply because it was so dry and was lacking the compassionCarol so rightly illustrates!I would recommend this book to anyone.I amplanning on researching more of Carol Howard's work wherever it may be.Ifanyone can clue me in as to the fastest and cheapest ways of finding it,Please feel free to e-mail me your information.Thank you.:-) P.S. IfCarol Howard or anyone who knows Mrs. Howard reads this review, I wouldlike to know her e-mail address if possible to personally thank her forproducing such a wonderful and moving book.Thanks for your cooperation. --"May your life be like the Dolphin, calm and peaceful waters."

The best first hand account I have ever read!
This is the best first hand experience I have ever read on dolphins!I do marine mammal rescues and have a deep love and respect for dolphins and our oceans.Carol Howard's experience is one that I feel I have experienced first hand.Excellent writing.It helps us realize the need to know moreabout dolphins and their brilliance but also to respect their need to befree in our oceans. ... Read more

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Will poachers put an end to the dolphins' peaceful life?

In the years since diver Wayne Grover saved Baby's life, the young dolphin is never far away. Wayne and his diving colleagues have befriended Baby's lively dolphin pod and named each one. But their peaceful life is in danger. Baby's father is found bleeding from a gaff would. Soon Wayne realizes that poachers have come to prey on Baby and his family. Can Wayne do anything to save Baby and stop the poachers from netting wild dolphins.

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Action-packed Dolphin Rescue
Wayne Grover and his friends once again are boating around off the coast of Florida when they realize their ever present dolphin pod is missing. They have a nasty run in with dolphin poachers but after telling the local police are told they can't do anything about it. Wayne decides he must rescue Baby and his family one way or the other and they get themselves into lots of troubles as they set out to rescue the dolphins from deplorable holding pens off a Bahamian island.

This third book in the series is quite different from the first two. For one it is longer and written at a higher reading level and secondly it is not the sweet, heart touching story of the others. This one involves lots of adventure, a fight in a Bahamian Bar and the men swim for their life as they are shot at. It is a well-written adventure story for children but I must say it was my least favourite of the series. On the other hand, I must tell that it was the 8yo's favourite of the series. He was on the edge of his seat with excitement during the final shoot-out getaway. This one is definitely a "boy" book!

Man befriends dolphins.
This is a very good book about a man who befriends some dolphins and helps to rescue them from poachers.There are more books - Dolphin Adventures & Dolphin Treasures.I recommend this book for students in grades 2- 4. ... Read more

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John Denver’s poignant lyrics of the birth of a dolphin are both a lullaby and a paean to "dolphin kind," as adapted in this gorgeous picture book. Denver embraces the unique, almost mystical quality of a baby dolphin as "giving hope to life as all we must." Hardback edition includes the musical score and a CD of John Denver singing this beautiful song. ... Read more

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Great for school libraries too!
As a school librarian, I have used this with kindergarten classes, special education students, and an autistic class.The soothing music and beautiful pictures of the dolphins and other sea life held the children's attention.Not often do classes clap in appreciation for a book at its conclusion!

Ancient Rhymes - Just beautiful
This book and CD are absolutely beautiful. I recently gave it to my godson at his christening - I also sang the song during the ceremony. The pictures are so inspired and match John Denver's words just perfectly. Thank you for gifting us with such a treasure, I'm going to have to order another one for my book shelf too.

Beautiful pictures to go with beautiful words
I love this book. I bought it for my daughter's first Christmas because it reminded me a lot of my pregnancy and birth of her.She is now one and not that interested in reading it yet, but I'm sure she will grow into it.

John Denver's Ancient Rhymes:A Dolphin Lullaby(John Denver Series)by Christopher Canyon
It is a wonderful book and the illustrations are great.We had Christopher Canyon at our school.It also has a CD with it and it is great also.

Deftly adapted and beautifully illustrated
Deftly adapted and beautifully illustrated by Christopher Canyon, Ancient Rhymes: A Dolphin's Lullaby showcases singer/songwriter John Denver's song "Ancient Rhymes" which he composed in 1991 after the experience of swimming with dolphins. Also available in a hardcover edition (158469064X, $19.95) which includes an accompanying CD and Score, Ancient Rhymes: A Dolphin's Lullaby is confidently recommended to the attention of school and community librarians, and anyone of any age who admires John Denver's music or who has ever wanted to swim with the dolphins themselves!

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The biology of cetaceans is one of the most compelling areas of research because of the extreme adaptations whales and dolphins have had to undergo in order to manage a life in the water. The fossil record of cetaceans is rich, and though much attention has been given to the origins of whales from terrestrial artiodactyls, it is important to realise that the biology, physiology, and behaviour of modern cetaceans has not remained unchanged since this initial transition to being aquatic. This books discusses and presents new data on the behaviour and biology of whales and dolphins including: the cenozoic environmental changes and evolution of baleen whales, the ecological and evolutionary divergence in whales and dolphins, the parasite fauna of cetaceans, and others. ... Read more

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A Fine Addition to the Cetacean Science Shelf
This book offers even a layperson a solid grounding in a wide array of issues relating to our marine mammal neighbors of the sea.We learn much about how these magnificent creatures have been forced to adapt in so many ways in order to survive-- and one chapter is devoted to the impact of climate change, a significant challenge to come. ... Read more

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From the sailing whales of Patagonia to the neurotic attack dolphins of Brazil, a behind-the-scenes view of the making of many of Flip Nicklin's National Geographic magazine stories of the last few decades (and other assorted craziness). If you appreciate the beautiful photos of whales and dolphins that appear in your books and calenders, then you 'll appreciate these engaging, often hilarious, tales of what went into the making of some of them. ... Read more

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A Collection of Unusual Adventures in Exotic Locales
There are intrepid things most of us never do, and far-off places in this world many of us never get to.
Captain Michael Bennett has skillfully woven these elements together with fine writing and an insouciant humor to create this thoroughly good read.
So, do I recommend it? Wholeheartedly! And, I look forward with keen anticipation to more tales from this nautically literary craftsman.

Jacques Cousteau meets the Merry Pranksters
What a wonderful ride!
Captain Bennett takes you on journeys that you'll never forget.

Ever sit around a campfire and listen to adventures of a salty sailor that paints you into the moment?
You feel his emotions, experience every sensual nuance, and you don't want it to end.
Captain Bennett is that sailor.

When you step aboard this adventure, you become a deckhand on `Capt. Bennett's Voyage Around the World' and experience things that you may have heard or read about but never felt before like this.Bennett takes you with him to places like the prehistoric Isla de Cocos off of Costa Rica, Panama when Pineapple Face thought he could rule the world, and Sri Lanka during one of their revolutions.You learn about boating around the world, and living a life with Jacques Cousteau and the Merry Pranksters. You're bitten by tag teaming dolphins, partying with Panamanians, and snuggling with loving humpbacks. Each with their own mesmerizing visage.

You're left wanting more.

I'm ordering ahead for the next voyage.

A humorous yarn sprinkled with down right funny observations!
Holy Cow- what a wild series of adventures. Cannot wait for the next installment! Nice writing Capt. Bennett

Devil Dolphins of Silver Lagoon and Other Stories
All armchair travelers of the world "Rejoice!"This book, by Capt. Michael Bennett gave me the opportunity to partake in numerous, eventful and often hilarious adventures without even having to show my passport, purchase an e-ticket, or stand in long lines at the airport to partake in a full body imaging to prove I was not a threat - the only requirement is this book and a great comfy chair!

This collection of stories had me laughing out loud more times than I can count; had me on the edge of my seat, and was just too fun to put down. I feel as though I was right there in Capt. Bennett's pocket, experiencing first-hand these riveting adventures.

"Devil Dophins..." reminded me that this is a small planet after all, and the adventures are there for the taking!

Thank you Capt. Bennett! Don't stop with this book - please keep writing! ... Read more