A Dolphin Named Star
A Dolphin Named Star
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Stone Arch Books
Just the Series: Seaside Sanctuary   

Series and Publisher: Seaside Sanctuary   

Annotation: Seaside Sanctuary Marine Wildlife Refuge in South Carolina has a wild pen which is supposed to be healthier for the marine animals brought there, but the three new dolphins are getting sick and no one can explain why; Elsa Roth, whose parents work at the sanctuary, is convinced that a local chemical plant is to blame, but since the water tests do not show contamination she is having trouble getting the adults to believe her--and if she is going to save a dolphin called Star she will have to find some way to prove her theory.
Genre: [Animal fiction]
 
Reviews: 1
Catalog Number: #177803
Format: Library Binding
Publisher: Stone Arch Books
Copyright Date: 2019
Edition Date: 2019 Release Date: 01/01/19
Illustrator: Madrid, Erwin,
Pages: 103 pages
ISBN: 1-496-57859-7
ISBN 13: 978-1-496-57859-4
Dewey: Fic
LCCN: 2018037068
Dimensions: 20 cm.
Language: English
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (Tue Jan 03 00:00:00 CST 2023)

Friends investigate mysteriously ill dolphins at an animal sanctuary in Charleston, South Carolina.Everyone at the Seaside Sanctuary Marine Wildlife Refuge is excited the day three dolphins arrive at the new sea pen, a more natural and comfortable environment than a tank. But Delilah Germaine, a board member of a local wildlife charity that helps fund the sanctuary, is acting funny. Joy turns to fear when the dolphins start to sicken and decline. The sanctuary's marine biologists' daughter, Elsa Roth, and vet's sister, Olivia, put together what clues they have—a strange smell, Delilah's job at a nearby chemical manufacturing plant—to come to dark conclusions. The adults dismiss their hypothesis, as the water doesn't test as dangerously polluted, but a quick internet search leads the girls to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, a chemical manufacturing byproduct that causes the dolphins' exact symptoms but evaporates quickly, making it hard to detect if not caught immediately. They anger Elsa's mother when they point the finger at the chemical plant, an important donor, and so must investigate on their own to prove wrongdoing. Descriptions of the dolphins' suffering and outcomes may stress tender-hearted readers, but they add necessary stakes and realism. Less realistic is the credulity of the adults, but it does help drive the plot. The book adheres to the white default. Companion titles The Disappearing Otters, Oil-Soaked Wings, and Orca in Open Water publish simultaneously.The theme of courageous kids standing up to power will appeal despite contrivances. (glossary, discussion questions, dolphin facts, link to internet resources) (Fiction. 8-12)

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Kirkus Reviews (Tue Jan 03 00:00:00 CST 2023)
Word Count: 12,290
Reading Level: 4.4
Interest Level: 3-6
Accelerated Reader: reading level: 4.4 / points: 2.0 / quiz: 199431 / grade: Middle Grades
Lexile: 620L
Guided Reading Level: S
Fountas & Pinnell: S

Seaside Sanctuary is supposed to be a safe place for marine animals, but suddenly dolphins are getting sick-and no one can explain why. Since Elsa Roth spends all of her time at the sanctuary, a perk of her parents' jobs there, she's well acquainted with all the animals. Elsa is especially worried about Star, a young dolphin she bonded with after seeing him in his wild pen. When the crisis intensifies, it's up to Elsa to get to solve the mystery before it's too late for Star and the rest of the dolphins.


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