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Picture Book · Ages 0–5 · 2004
Dolphin Boy
By Michael Morpurgo M.B.E., Michael Foreman (Illustrator)
A boy and a village unite to save a dolphin, but will it return to them?
4.0/5 Goodreads · 93 ratings
32 pages
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Bookroo's summary
In a Cornish village where fishing has ceased, young Jim discovers a stranded dolphin. The community rallies to save it, forging a bond with the playful creature. But when the dolphin vanishes, Jim is left wondering if their new friend will ever return. Can hope and unity bring the dolphin back to their shores?
From the publisher
Discover this spellbinding story from former Children’s Laureate and author of War Horse Michael Morpurgo, and illustrated by multi-award-winning Michael Foreman. Jim lives in a Cornish fishing village–but since the fish disappeared, no one goes fishing any more. One day, Jim spots a dolphin beached on the sand, and soon the whole village is working together to return the dolphin to the water. The dolphin stays in the harbor, playing with Jim and the swimmers, but then the dolphin disappears . . . Will Jim ever see him again?
At a glance
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 32
- Reading age
- 0–5
- Audience
- Picture
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The fine print
Book details
Publication
- Published
- February 7, 2019
- First published
- January 1, 2004
- Publisher
- Andersen Press
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Picture Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9781783447503
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