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Song of the Dolphin Boy

Elizabeth Laird, Peter Bailey

From Shelf: Kids in the here and now - realistic fiction for ages 9+

A powerful story about the importance of ocean conservation and looking after your environment from the award-winning author, Elizabeth Laird.

Finn has always been different, and in the tiny fishing village of Stromhead he sticks out like a sore thumb. Always told to keep away from the water, he's felt that something was missing until one day he dives in and finds that, swimming with the dolphins, he feels completely at home. But his new friends are in danger of being injured by the rubbish that floats out into the water - and now a supermarket is going to release thousands of balloons that could drift out to sea and cause even more damage. Desperate to help the dolphins, Finn goes to the Lighthouse Crew, a group of kids who have always left Finn out. Will they be able to set aside their differences to save the dolphins? And what will Finn discover about his past along the way?A moving adventure about the impact of plastic pollution on our seas, and the campaigning power of friendship from the award-winning Elizabeth Laird, illustrated by Peter Bailey.'Song of the Dolphin Boy is such a beautiful, important, heartfelt book. I loved every page' Lauren St John'A lively and inspiring tale of village life and the dangers to wildlife of releasing balloons' The Sunday Times

Format:
Paperback / softback
Pages:
224
Publisher:
Pan Macmillan
ISBN:
9781509828234
Published Date:
8/3/2018
Dimensions:
196mm x 129mm x 15mm
Weight:
164g
Category:
Adventure stories (Children's / Teenage)

RRP: £7.99

Format: Paperback / softback

ISBN: 9781509828234

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