Review: All Over the Place w/ No Consistency in Style, Not to Mention Has a Disclaimer?
Rating: 1 out of 5
Date: 11 14, 2012
This book comes with a disclaimer and terms of use.  That should have told me right away there were problems.  Especially for this portion"he does not warrant or represent at any time that the contents within are accurate due to the rapidly changing nature of the Internet. While all attempts have been made to verify information"We are talking dolphins here.  Not to mention the "changing nature of the internet"?  While the internet is a good reference tool, it can never be the main method of research.  This statement makes me think the author just pulled some factoids off the net and hashed something together.Another reason why I think this was a slap together effort is the writing style.  The manner in which the factoids are put together and the language used for each is inconsistent and unfortunately often very truncated.While many of the pictures are interesting only a couple were worth staring at.Which brings me to my biggest issue.  If you are going to introduce a topic, please elaborate on it, and as it is a picture book please show examples of your factoids.examples are"There are 42 species of dolphins.  36 of them are found in the ocean while 5 live in freshwater. "Elsewhere there is a mention of the differences between a couple of dolphin species, yet nowhere is there a picture labeled bottle nosed dolphin or orca dolphin or any other species.  Please if you are giving description and it is a picture book please give a picture."A boy dolphin has a long slit and a short one. A girl dolphin has a long slit in the middle and two short ones on the side like a division sign.This factoid is given and a picture of two dolphins are shown FROM THE SIDE, the picture is from a dolphin show with the pair popping out of the water, yet the slits are not shown."Dolphins are very smart creatures.  They are believed to be great problem solvers."The above statement is given one page and a photo with no elaboration.  While the five reasons that scientists "think" dolphins jump into the air is given 6 pages.  Why weren't we shown what kinds of problems dolphins solve?After not elaborating on important dolphin characteristics it truly irritated me that at the end of the book the author gives 12 pages to different dolphin acts at dolphin shows.  Finally, the author finishes with some very vague statements about how pretty dolphin statues are, how some people have said dolphins helped them in the water, and lastly the statement is,"We must learn how to take better care of our oceans and dolphins." ,without giving any tips on how to do that.I therefore, DO NOT recommend this book.Molina, Monica (2012-04-19). Dolphins! Learn About Dolphins While Learning To Read - Dolphin Photos And Facts Make It Easy! (Over 45+ Photos of Dolphins) (Kindle Locations 93-94).  . Kindle Edition.Molina, Monica (2012-04-19). Dolphins! Learn About Dolphins While Learning To Read - Dolphin Photos And Facts Make It Easy! (Over 45+ Photos of Dolphins) (Kindle Locations various).  . Kindle Edition.