This "heartening, real-life rescue story"* will grip young readers.
On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina crashed a forty-foot tidal wave
over the Marine Life Oceanarium in Gulfport, Mississippi.
The dolphin house was demolished, and its inhabitants swept from their
tank into the Gulf of Mexico. After growing up in captivity, how could
the eight bottlenose dolphins feed and protect themselves in the wild?
And if they could survive, would their trainers ever see them again?
This fascinating picture book--enriched with both beautiful color-wash
illustrations and photographs taken by the trainers themselves--tells
this dramatic, happy-ending story.
"Animal lovers will empathize as they follow the trainers' worries and
ultimate elation." --School Library Journal*