Follows the adventures of a young dolphin as it learns from its mother and then joins the other dolphins as they play.

In the Pacific there is an island that looks like a big fish sunning itself in the sea. Around it, blue dolphins swim, otters play, and sea elephants and sea birds abound. Once, Indians also lived on the island. And when they left and sailed to the east, one young girl was left behind. This is the story of Karana, the Indian girl who lived alone for years on the Island of the Blue Dolphins. Year after year, she watched one season pass into another...

From the Publisher: Dolphins have fascinated humans for millennia, giving rise to an abundance of stories and myths about them, yet the actual details of their lives in the sea have remained elusive. In this enthralling book, Kathleen M. Dudzinski and Toni Frohoff take us into the dolphins' aquatic world to witness firsthand how they live their lives, communicate, and interact with one another and with other species, including people. Kathleen M....

Did you know that dolphins have names for each other? Readers discover the amazing world of dolphin communication and more in this fun and informative book. Bringing abstract concepts to life with factual evidence, the book explores the function of life science in the natural world. Dazzling photographs will stimulate readers, and accessible language will aid developing vocabularies.