Review By JENNIFER KALI My kids, ages 3 and 8, are obsessed with “Dolphin Tale.” I reviewed the junior novel based on the screenplay recently, and the plot is exactly the same. But the movie, with real people (Ashley Judd, Harry Connick Jr., and Morgan Freeman) and actually featuring Winter the dolphin, has won the hearts […]
Entries Tagged as 'Marine Mammals'
Dolphin Tale (2011)
September 4th, 2017 · No Comments · Movies
Tags: Animal Rescue·Ashley Judd·Dolphins·Early Elementary·Family Films·Family Movies·Harry Connick Jr·Jennifer Kali·Marine Animals·Marine Mammals·Morgan Freeman·Older Elementary
Dolphin Tale: The Junior Tale
May 30th, 2017 · No Comments · Books
Review By JENNIFER KALI My 7-year-old daughter has recently decided she wants to be a marine biologist, which is how we ended up reading Dolphin Tale together. Dolphin Tale, the junior novel, is based on the screenplay for the 2011 hit movie with the same name. Based on a true story, it tells of Winter […]
Tags: Animal Rescue·Dolphins·Early Elementary·Jennifer Kali·Marine Animals·Marine Mammals·Older Elementary·Wildlife Rehabilitation
Here Come the Humpbacks!
March 13th, 2013 · 1 Comment · Books
Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN We’re in the midst of whale watching season here in coastal California and what better way to get in the mood than with this stunningly illustrated book: Here Come the Humpbacks! by April Pulley Sayre. One of the strongest assets of this book are the pastel illustrations by Maine-based artist […]
Tags: April Pulley Sayre·Atlantic Ocean·Caribbean Sea·Carolyn M. Mullin·Conservation·Early Elementary·Illustration·Jamie Hogan·Maine·Marine Mammals·Mothers·New England·Preschoolers·Whales
Granny’s Clan
September 2nd, 2012 · No Comments · Books
Review By HOMA WOODRUM I learned a lot about orcas and their families reading my review copy of Granny’s Clan and was excited to discover that the characters in the story are actually real wild orcas in the Pacific Northwest. A children’s book steeped in years of observation (forty years of observing Granny’s and her […]
Tags: Animal Families·Ann Jones·Dr. Sally Hodson·Grandparents·Homa Woodrum·Marine Animals·Marine Mammals·Nonfiction·Orcas