Song of the Dolphin Boy
Elizabeth Laird
Illustrated by Shonagh Rae
Ages 7 to 11
08 March 2018Imprint: Macmillan Children's Books
Synopsis
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...
Details
08 March 2018302 pages
9781509828227Imprint: Macmillan Children's Books
Reviews
A lively and inspiring tale of village life and the dangers to wildlife of releasing balloons.The Sunday Times
Laird brings important real-life issues to this exciting adventure set against the rugged Scottish landscape. Peter Bailey’s atmospheric black and white illustrations bring the story to life and Laird gently reminds us that we all have a responsibility to take care of our precious marine life.Lancashire Evening Post
[B]rilliantly captures the problem of how an outsider can find a place where they truly belong . . . it is also a powerful story about the terrible threat to the sea and all the creatures that live in it from the casual discarding of plastic waste.Julia Eccleshare, Lovereading4kids.co.uk Book of the Month
Song of the Dolphin Boy is such a beautiful, important, heartfelt book. I loved every pageLauren St John
