Dreams of Dolphins Dancing: A Child's Remarkable Ocean Adventure [Illustrated] [Hardcover]

Joan Bourque (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 23, 1998 | Age Level: 7 and up

This ocean adventure for children takes you on an underwater journey. Readers learn fun and fantastic facts as they visualize real life scenes on the coral reef. This engaging story creates environmental awareness and stimulates young children to get involved in protecting the ocean for their future. This book is aften used to introduce ocean lessons to children in the classroom

Editorial Reviews

Review

Rarely does a book come along that has the potential to inspire children on as many levels as does Dreams of Dolphins Dancing. Environmentally correct, vividly descriptive narrative stimulates curiosity and promotes an early love of sea life.

Professionally painter, full page illustrations celebrate the undersea world in visual explosions that call to children's senses and awaken emerging imaginations and fantasies.

But it is the gentle flow of the tale itself that peaks children's interests while sending a strong emotional message that calls each shild to personal environmental action. -- Lisa Feeney, MS EDU., Teacher, Mother, Scuba Diver

About the Author

Joan Bourque has spent 20 years scuba diving in the Caribbean. Most of those years she lived on the tiny island of Saba, whose pristine reefs are now a reknown Marine Sanctuary. Her watercolor illustrations are accurate and colorful works of art in their own right. Joan enjoys teaching children about the ocean animals and their habitats.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 7 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Curtis Books; illustrated edition edition (June 23, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 096543270X
• ISBN-13: 978-0965432702
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.7 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,043,411 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A well crafted enjoyable tale beautifully illustrated., December 9, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Dreams of Dolphins Dancing: A Child's Remarkable Ocean Adventure (Hardcover)

Dreams of Dolphins Dancing tells of a young girl, much like anyone's daughter, who encounters a solitary Spinner dolphin while snorkeling. This chance meeting leads to an adventure, perhaps real, perhaps imagined, in which the youth discovers much about the fragile relationship between mankind and the environment, the strength of love and the wonders of the ocean's rich variety of life. Although it deals with a disturbing subject, the environmental assault against our oceans from pollution and questionable fishing practices, it is ultimately a story that empowers the reader to act, rather than despair. The watercolor illustrations are exquisite and in themselves more than worth the price of the book. Don't be fooled by the category "children's book." It is appealing to all ages.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great way to share ocean life and environmental awareness., July 2, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Dreams of Dolphins Dancing: A Child's Remarkable Ocean Adventure (Hardcover)

As a mother, scuba diver and teacher I appreciate this book in so many ways.This book inspires children to get involved. Environmentally correct, vividly descriptive narrative stimulates curiosity and promotes an early love of sea life. Professionally painted, full page illustrations celebrate the undersea world in visual explosions that call to children's senses and awaken emerging imaginations and fantasies. But, it is the gentle flow of the tale itself that peaks children's interests while sending a strong emotional message that calls each child to personal environmental action. This very special book is sure to tug at the heart strings of young and old alike as it empowers the human spirit to dare to believe that maybe, just maybe one very small person really can make a difference. To share this book with your family is to embark on an adventure that might just change your life." - Lisa Feeney, MS Edu.