Dolphin Adventure: A True Story [Paperback]

Wayne Grover (Author), Jim Fowler (Author)

Book Description

A family of dolphins approaches Wayne Grover while he scuba dives off the coast of Florida. The baby has a huge hook embedded in its back, and its parents appeal to Grover for help. As he tries to remove the hook, prowling sharks smell blood and attack. This riveting real-life adventure story is told in compact chapters, complemented by black-and-white pencil drawings.

Editorial Reviews

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Grade 3-4-- In a first-person account, Grover describes a dramatic and emotional encounter with a wild dolphin family needing help off the Atlantic coast of Florida. Three dolphins, two adults and a baby, attract his attention with their clicking and then swim near him until he notices that the baby is bleeding from fishing line tangled around its tail and a hook embedded in its flesh. Grover performs underwater surgery with his diving knife, carefully cutting away the line and removing the hook, thus saving the dolphin from certain death. The baby dolphin's blood in the water attracts two hungry sharks that the large male dolphin dispatches by head-on attacks into the sharks' gills, thus saving the author's life. Two weeks later Grover recognizes the scar on the tail of a young dolphin swimming with a group of dolphins around his boat and experiences great joy at seeing his recovered patient. This a fascinating story, nicely illustrated with drawings in shades of gray, black, and white. It's unfortunate, though, that the author explains his feelings rather than allowing the powerful story to demonstrate them. --Frances E. Millhouser, Reston Regional Library, VA
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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"An animal lover's dream come true." -- -- ALA Booklist --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 48 pages
• Publisher: Beech Tree Books; 1st edition (May 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0688122779
• ISBN-13: 978-0688122775
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 4.9 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,814,458 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dolphin Adveture A True Story, November 23, 2005

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Dolphin Adventure:: A True Story (Paperback)

Dolphin Adventure A True Story is about a diver named Wayne Grover and how he helps a dolphin family. He was diving one day and a wild dolphin family came to him. Wayne saw that the baby dolphin was hurt. He helped get the hook out of the dolphin's flesh.

Then, sharks attacked. After the battle and the sharks were far away, the hook was out. Then, the dolphins swam away. Wayne wondered what would happen to the baby dolphin. Would the baby get tracked down and eaten by sharks, would it bleed to death, or would it survive? To find the answer read this book.

I liked this book because it is something that really happened and you would always wonder what is going to happen next. I also liked the fact that it had dolphins and humans working together, and that Wayne Grover helped a dolphin. I would give this book 5 stars. This book is exciting, sad, curious, and happy all at the same time. This book would be good for ages 7 and up. If you like books about dolphins or adventures this book is for you.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Memorable Story, November 22, 2005

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C. Telenko "Miss_Pixy" (New York, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dolphin Adventure (Hardcover)

I am now 20 years old and haven't read this book since Elementary school. Today, I randomly found the book on Amazon and the familiar first edition hardcover. I don't know how old I was when I first read it, but I independently borrrowed it from the library at least 3 different times and enjoyed reading it every time. I've always remembered, foremost, the cleverness of the Dolphins and the anxiety and relief I felt every time I read the scenes with the sharks or the baby being unhooked. I would say Dolphin Adventure has made a positive and lasting impression upon me and that every animal-loving child should read it.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for reading out loud, March 20, 2004

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"mhbravo303" (Vero Beach, Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dolphin Adventure:: A True Story (Paperback)

My 4-year-old daughter loves dolphins. I had been looking for books for reading to her other than picture books. I read it straight through to her and she loved it. I had to read it again immediately.