A sea otter gets caught by a fisherman, and is brought to a nearby sea park where he befriends the other animals there. Before his planned release, he convinces the domestic 'lifers' to escape with him to his home, and experience life on the wildside.
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Gr 4-6-This Disney-esque debut follows a rare California sea otter from freedom to captivity and back again. Captured by an illegal kelp harvester and sold to Kris, an animal park's compassionate keeper, Ollie meets wisecracking macaw Bingo; Fandango, an aging bull seal with a French accent; a timorous sea turtle; and a trio of sea otters (including winsome Sadie) raised in captivity-all of whom Ollie persuades to come with him when he makes a break for the wild. Since his companions know next to nothing about living on their own, they fall into a series of misadventures, culminating in an all-too-close encounter with Tooth, a great white shark with a particular fondness for otter. Breaking occasionally into song (lyrics provided: music available on a Web site) or prayer to "The Deep Blue Sea," the motley animal crew survives all challenges and is at last rescued by Kris, who helps Ollie rejoin his parents and takes the others back to safety. Williamson casts his loosely plotted tale into short chapters, each of which is headed by a photographed otter commenting on what's coming up ("Don't call me squid butt!" "A good friend is even better than scratching your armpit," etc.) in a dialogue balloon. Closer to Free Willy than The Incredible Journey, this novel offers young readers some mild humor, a dash of consciousness-raising, familiar character types, and a comfortably predictable outcome.
John Peters, New York Public Library
Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
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Ollie the Otter hits it out of the park! -- San Francisco Giants, Dusty Baker - Manager, January 17, 2001
The sea saga of Ollie, his friends and foes, is a delightful, charming and informative story... -- Los Angeles Times, Alvin Shuster - Sr. Editor, January 17th
What a delightful and suspenseful animal tale. The courageous Ollie the Otter leads a motley band of domesticated animals... -- Oakland Tribune, Brenda Payton - Editor, January 22, 2001
The sea saga of Ollie, his friends and foes, is a delightful, charming and informative story... -- Los Angeles Times, Alvin Shuster - Sr. Editor, January 17th
What a delightful and suspenseful animal tale. The courageous Ollie the Otter leads a motley band of domesticated animals... -- Oakland Tribune, Brenda Payton - Editor, January 22, 2001
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Ollie the Otter,
By Kelly Schindler (Atlanta) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Ollie the Otter (Talking Critters Series) (Paperback)
Ollie is a wonderfully uplifting and positive character that I found to be great for kids. His adventures are truly original and the friends he makes along the way are very memorable. This book is exciting, funny, informative and fast moving. Dive in and hang on for a good long swim.
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Warm blooded applause for Ollie the Otter,
By L. Welty (Cerritos, CA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Ollie the Otter (Talking Critters Series) (Paperback)
I thoroughly enjoyed this book! My primary goal in reading Ollie the Otter was to review and approve its content for my young son. I soon found myself in tears of laughter in several very colorful scenes. The animals in the story have rambunctious and vivid personalities which stand in stark contrast to the animal stories that I read as a child 30 years ago. I had a series of pink books (don't recall the author) that contained individual adventures (volumes) of a bear, squirrel, muskrat, and field mouse, but none compare to Ollie! I have taken the liberty of sending copies to my friends for their children to enjoy.
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Ollie the Otter is fun!,
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This review is from: Ollie the Otter (Talking Critters Series) (Paperback)
My 6 year-old son really enjoyed this book and now says it is his favorite! I enjoyed reading it to him. Ollie is a teenage otter with attitude. He doesn't always listen and this gets him into an adventure with his other animal friends. The book may be for ages 8 and up, the it reaches a broader age range.
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