The Music of Dolphins
- ISBN-10
- 0192719602
- ISBN-13
- 9780192719607
- Category
- Juvenile Fiction
- Pages
- 192
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Author
- Karen Hesse
Description
A stunning novel about a 'wild girl' who is discovered swimming with the dolphins, and the story of people's attempts to make her truly human. Mila creates headlines around the world when she is rescued from an unpopulated island off the coast of Florida. Now a teenager, she has been raised by dolphins from the age of four. Researchers teach Mila language and music. She learns, too, about rules and expectations, about locked doors and broken promises, disappointment and betrayal. The more Mila finds out what it means to be human, the more deeply she longs for her island home With a highly original narrative style to mirror its plot, this is an unusual, moving and appealing story which stays in the mind long after it is read.
Get the book
Other editions
Similar books
-
Dolphin Music
The year is 2051. CONTROL, the government of Europe, keeps everyone happy in a virtual reality. This is a world where it is too hot to go out, and where wonderful music made by dolphins gives everyone pleasure.
-
Music of Dolphins
By HesseMusic of Dolphins
-
Island of the Blue Dolphins
By Scott O'DellRecords the courage and self-reliance of an Indian girl who lived alone for eighteen years on an isolated island off the California coast when her tribe emigrated and she was left behind.
-
Voices in the Ocean: A Journey into the Wild and Haunting World of Dolphins
By Susan CaseyOn another front, an organization called the Nonhuman Rights Project, led by lawyer Steven Wise (with Lori Marino on board as its scientific advisor), was beginning to press cases asking the courts to give certain brainy animals—like ...
-
How to Speak Dolphin
By Ginny RorbyThere's a pod of bronze dolphins leading out from the sign. Adam turns in his seat as we pass, then starts to scream and kick his feet. “Now what?” Don shouts. “He saw the dolphins on that sign.” “Would you like to see the dolphins?
-
Journey to the Center of Creation: Entering the World of Dolphins and the Dimensions of Dreamtime
By Ilona SelkeFor six years now, Ilona Selke has studied the lives of dolphins in their natural habitats throughout the world. Through their natural skills, dolphins exchanged telepathic messages with her that...
-
Dolphin Confidential: Confessions of a Field Biologist
By Maddalena BearziWorking among charismatic and clever dolphins in the wild is a unique thrill—and this book invites us shore-bound dreamers to join Maddalena Bearzi as she travels alongside them.
-
The Magic Charm (Silver Dolphins, Book 1)
By Summer WatersExciting new magical adventure series – will you answer the call of the Silver Dolphins?
-
Floaties! Dolphin Splash
By Ann TobiasThree little dolphins find a beach ball and frolic in the waves in this rhyming adventure. Pull out the spine and tip it up and down to bring the dolphins to life!
-
Before We Leave You: Messages from the Great Whales and the Dolphin Beings
By Patricia CoriThese troubling incidents evolved into the stream of messages for humanity that Cori reveals in this extremely timely work.