Little Dolphin Rescue

Little Animal Rescue #2

by Rachel Delahaye, Suzie Mason (Illustrator), Artful Doodlers (Illustrator)

In this new chapter book series, Little Animal Rescue, what starts out as a swimming lesson with her friends ends up becoming the adventure of a lifetime when Callie is magically whisked away to the Indian Ocean where she finds a young dolphin in trouble! Includes black and white illustrations throughout.

While attending a swimming lesson with her friends, Callie is magically whisked away to the Indian Ocean! There she finds a young dolphin in trouble, and she knows she has to help. But she's scared of the deep water, and who knows what other animals or sea life might be out there! Can Callie face her fears and save her new friend?

In the Little Animal Rescue series, join Callie on her magical adventures to rescue wild animals in danger all around the world!

Genres: Childrens, Fantasy, Adventure, Animals

128 pages, Paperback

Published April 6, 2021

About the author

Rachel Delahaye writes children's fiction. Her teen sci-fi, Electric Life was longlisted for the 2024 Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing, and her upper middle-grade eco thriller Day of the Whale was nominated for the 2023 Yoto Carnegie.

Her catalogue includes a middle-grade series called Mort the Meek - a dark and gruesome comedy, described as 'Pratchetesque' by The Guardian, an animal adventure series published by Little Tiger, and a three-book comedy series, Jim Reaper, published with Piccadilly Press.

There are more middle grade and teen projects on the horizon. Rachel also writes fiction and poetry for accelerated reading schemes and Level Readers to help children gain reading confidence.

Reviews

[Carla · Rating 3 out of 5]

Little Dolphin Rescue is an early reader chapter book, but I read it with my 5 year old granddaughter and she enjoyed it. We read it over a couple of days and it was a perfect choice to see if she could listen to longer books. In this story, Callie learns how to swim like a dolphin in the pool, and then she is magically transported to a tropical island in the Indian Ocean. There, she learns about the fragile coral reef and befriends a young dolphin she names Spinner. When Spinner ends up being ensnared in part of a fishing net, Callie knows she has to do something to help. Although Callie is fearful of sharks and the deep water, she knows that she is Spinner's only chance for rescue, especially since the other dolphins can't help. There are things I liked about this story and things I didn't. First, I liked that Callie learned about the coral reef and the danger to the animals of things left in the ocean. I also liked that she faces her fears, to save Spinner. What I disliked was the risks she took and the fact that she didn't ask an adult to help. The illustrations were well done and showed the danger to Spinner quite well. This was a cute story, but I believe that it is better for older children, which are the target audience. My granddaughter liked the story and enjoyed the illustrations, but l found her interest wandering a bit. Overall a nice early chapter book for children 7 and up. The publisher generously provided me with a copy of this book upon request. The rating and opinions shared are my own.

[Barbara · Rating 3 out of 5]

During a swimming lesson, Callie learns how to swim like a dolphin in the pool, and then she is somehow sent to a tropical island in the Indian Ocean. There, she learns about the fragile coral reef and befriends a young dolphin she names Spinner. Spinner is playful, but he ends up being entrapped by part of a fishing net that was cut off when a group of fishermen and fisherwomen were hauling in their catch. Although Callie is fearful of sharks and the deep water, she knows that she is Spinner's only chance for rescue, especially since the other dolphins can't help. The book and illustrations make the dolphin's peril quite clear, and Callie will have to draw on every ounce of strength she has in order to save Spinner. Part of a series about wild animals, this book allows readers to follow Callie, who aspires to become a veterinarian, in her adventures while also affording them a chance to learn more about the behavior and habitat of those animals. I really like this series--and youngsters in third, fourth, and fifth grade will do, especially those who have a deep respect and love for animals in the wild. The reminders about the role and mission of vets that Callie keeps in mind are important and prompt her to go above and beyond expected behavior.

[Megan · Rating 3 out of 5]

A cute story, but slow and repetitive. By the end of the book, Callie has faced her fear of deep water multiple times, and since she had gone into the deep end of the pool at the very beginning of the book, it felt very redundant.
Also, every time that she decides to talk underwater to her baby dolphin, my 7 year old daughter would laugh and tell me she shouldn't be talking underwater or joke about what that would sound like. It was funny but a little distracting.
We enjoyed it alright for a first read, but not really a "can we read it again?" sort of book for my daughter.

Thanks NetGalley

[Bookworm86 · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was OK. It says about fans of Zoe's rescue zoo enjoying it. However, I much prefer the rescue zoo series. This one doesn't really make sense as in the fact that she goes from a pool to an island whereas the rescue zoo books have more of a storyline. It was OK though and I probably would have enjoyed it more if I hadn't read the rescue zoo series first. My son enjoyed it and gives it 4/5

[Lily · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book

[Katherine Abdo · Rating 1 out of 5]

The book didn’t catch me any interest

[Sarah White]

read aloud to my girls. they liked it. I wish the art would have matched the text better. cute early adventure story. the magic was fun.