Dolphin's First Day: The Story of a Bottlenose Dolphin (Mini Book and 7" Plush Toy) [Hardcover]

Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld (Author), Steven James Petruccio (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 1997

Little Dolphin learns to speak, hunt mullet and frolic with seaweed, but can this bottlenose baby fend off a shark attack? Children can find out as this thrilling story unfolds! Reviewed by the Smithsonian Institution for accuracy, Dolphin's First Day is a fun and informative story with detailed illustrations.



Set Features:
- An informative storyline and colorful illustrations
- 32 pages
- 6 inch dolphin stuffed animal
- Appropriate for ages: 3-9
- Mini book dimensions: 5 7/8 x 4 3/4 inches
- Package dimensions: 6 x 6 1/2 x 4 inches

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Growing up on a two-hundred-year-old farm in the Catskill Mountain State Park fostered Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld's passion for observing, reading, and writing about nature in all its forms. With a bachelor's degree from Mount Holyoke College with a master's degree in English from the University of Michigan, Ms. Zoehfeld has been an editor of children's books for over ten years, concentrating on children's non-fiction. She has also written Seal Pup Grows Up and Dolphin's First Day for the Smithsonian Oceanic Collection, and Fawn at Woodland Way for Smithsonian's Backyard. She lives in Norwalk, Connecticut with her husband, Robert, and son, Geoffrey.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Soundprint (March 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1568990367
• ISBN-13: 978-1568990361
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 6.4 x 4.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,004,221 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld is the award-winning author of more than sixty books for children, including DINOSAUR TRACKS, "a great choice for even the most discriminating dinophiles" (School Library Journal); DID DINOSAURS HAVE FEATHERS?, a Children's Book of the Month Club selection, described as "fascinating" by Kirkus Reviews; and DINOSAURS BIG AND SMALL, a 2003 Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Best Book Award winner.

When she's not reading, researching, writing, or editing, Kathleen loves to spend her free time exploring, doing fieldwork, and preparing fossils for her local natural history museums.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nicely written, Kid-friendly Dolphin story, April 14, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Dolphin's First Day: The Story of a Bottlenose Dolphin - a Smithsonian Oceanic Collection Book (Mini book) (Hardcover)

This is a story about a newborn Bottleneck dolphin's first day in the ocean. It is nicely written and illustrated but the kid friendly story line takes away slightly from the factual information. Even so, both my children (2 year-old and 4 year-old) and I really enjoy this book and others in this "Smithsonian Ocean Series" especially Manatee Winter.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good bedtime story., July 8, 2006

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Bob Mitchell (Honolulu, Hawaii United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Dolphin's First Day: The Story of a Bottlenose Dolphin - a Smithsonian Oceanic Collection Book (Hardcover)

This is my 2 1/2 year-old's favorite book. She requests I read it to her almost every night at bedtime, and she is usually out by the last page. It has great illustrations, a pleasing story, and concludes with the dolphins sleeping at the end of the day. The story begins with the birth of a dolphin and the assistance of a "nanny" who is the mother's best friend. They hunt for fish and even have an encounter with a shark, but the "Little Dolphin" is whisked away to safety by his mother and nanny. My daughter's only question about the storyline is "where's the daddy", to which I tell her the daddy is hunting fish.

5.0 out of 5 stars Very nice story about the dolphin!, January 2, 2011

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JuJu Bee (Phoenix, AZ) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Dolphin's First Day: The Story of a Bottlenose Dolphin (Smithsonian Oceanic Collection) (Hardcover)

My 5 year old loves this book, I think that it describes things in a way that she can understand without talking down to her. I agree with a previous reviewer that it would be nice if the print on the dark blue was white instead of black. I will buy other books from this series now.