The Horn Book Guide

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Hatkoff, Juliana , Hatkoff, Isabella , Hatkoff, Craig

Winter's Tail: How One Little Dolphin Learned to Swim Again

40 pp. | Scholastic | October, 2009 | Trade ISBN 978-0-545-12335-8 $16.99

(3) K-3 The authors of Owen & Mzee, Knut, and Looking for Miza explore the rescue and rehabilitation of a young Atlantic bottlenose dolphin. After Winter loses her tail to a crab trap, numerous individuals (including a prosthetics designer who fashions an artificial tail) and institutions help her return to full mobility. Clear photographs and factual end matter enhance the clearly written text.

Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian