Dolphin Freedom
Grade 4-6The third and most dramatic in a series of novels about Grover and Baby, a dolphin whose life he saved years before. The plot is full of tension and suspense, as the man and his friends try to rescue several dolphins from the poachers who have captured the animals to sell to aquariums. As the danger mounts, it soon becomes clear that lives, human and dolphin, are very much at stake. Grovers claim that he is able to communicate telepathically with Baby and the pod is convincing. Scenes of a dolphin drowning in a poachers net (it is rescued at the last minute), of dolphins and rescuers dodging bullets in the water as they are pursued, and of the freed dolphins turning on their captors to protect Grover and his companions will have readers on the edge of their seats. Fowlers soft-pencil drawings are interesting and effective. This informative and exciting adventure on the high seas makes great reading even for reluctant readers and will make dolphin lovers out of all children.Susan Oliver, Tampa-Hillsborough Public Library System, FLCopyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.