Dolphin Rescue

LEGO Friends: Chapter Book #5

by Scholastic Inc.

Join the LEGO(R) Friends on an exciting adventure in Heartlake City with this full-color chapter book based on the popular toy sets!

The LEGO Friends have entered a school science contest to create an invention that will protect dolphins in the wild. The prize is five tickets aboard a special dolphin sight-seeing cruise! But when the girls spot a dolphin family in danger on the high seas, will their invention come to the rescue?

Genres: Childrens

69 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 29, 2014

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Reviews

[Cathie Maud · Rating 2 out of 5]

There's really no need to write a book where all the boys are absolutely bumbling and clueless, and all the girls are bright and brilliant. Equality and feminism do not mean that girls have to be smarter than boys, it just means everyone can be brilliant and unique in their own ways, and even in similar ways, no matter your gender.

This is a really disappointing book, and falls into the cliché girl power trope.

Let's go for girl power that shines despite being surrounded by brilliance, not because they are surrounded by sub-par boys. And honestly, what kind of message are we sending boys with this drivel?

I did appreciate the premise of saving dolphins, but this could have been written in a far better, well-thought out manner.

Hard. Effin'. PASS.

[KathyP · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is upper 3rd grade reading level.

My 7 year old daughter really liked it. She was very excited to see that Lego Friends has chapter books. She choose this book as the first to read in the series.

I read it after she did.

I liked that the girls are supportive of each other and goofy. I liked that the girls have a variety of interests.

I found it a little scattered. There are five main characters. It's as if the author is trying to give them all equal time. I think it would be better if one friend was central to a story, with her friends written as supporting characters. Then the next story would choose a different girl for the main character. Five is too many for a main character.

I was a little concerned that the main characters are definitely in their teens. It's a typical rule-of-thumb to choose a book with the main character close to the age of the reader. This story does keep them innocent enough--no emotional drama, no jealousies, no in-fighting, no boy-craziness.

My daughter has read one other in the series and is looking forward to reading the rest.

[Theresa F.]

As an adult reader, I found this book cute, but not exactly realistic. Then again, when is the Lego world ever realistic? Lego storytelling tends to follow its own internal logic. Still, unless you're in the target age group for the work, you can probably skip this one. The suspension of disbelief needed to appreciate the story is higher than most adults, or even older children, can manage, in my opinion.
Did I like it? Not really.
Would I reread it? No.
Would I recommend it? Probably not.

[Tamara Eden · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing book i love lego friends