Nina Delmar: The Great Whale Rescue

by Carl Safina, Dawn E. Navarro (Illustrator)

Inspired by a true story, Carl Safina's first children's book takes you on an adventure through the Pacific Ocean as Nina Delmar struggles to save an entangled Humpback Whale. A chapter book aimed roughly at ages 7 to 11, this coming-of-age story is perfect for ocean enthusiasts of all ages!

Paperback

First published January 1, 2010

About the author

Carl Safina’s work has been recognized with MacArthur, Pew, and Guggenheim Fellowships, and his writing has won Orion, Lannan, and National Academies literary awards and the John Burroughs, James Beard, and George Rabb medals. He has a PhD in ecology from Rutgers University. Safina is the inaugural holder of the endowed chair for nature and humanity at Stony Brook University, where he co-chairs the steering committee of the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science and is founding president of the not-for-profit organization, The Safina Center. He hosted the 10-part PBS series Saving the Ocean with Carl Safina. His writing appears in The New York Times, Audubon, Orion, and other periodicals and on the Web at National Geographic News and Views, Huffington Post, and CNN.com.

He lives on Long Island, New York with his wife Patricia, the two best beach-running dogs in the world, some chickens, a couple of parrots, and Frankie the kingsnake.

Reviews

[Layla · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love Carl Safina's wonderful books, so I was really excited to get this children's book which is so gorgeously illustrated. The story is fantastic, about a real whale rescue. Nina Delmar is a great heroine and makes the story really fun. The kids love it, and we always want to run to the beach and look for whales to save after we read it!

[Layla · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love Carl Safina's wonderful books, so I was really excited to get this children's book which is so gorgeously illustrated. The story is fantastic, about a real whale rescue. Nina Delmar is a great heroine and makes the story really fun. The kids love it, and we always want to run to the beach and look for whales to save after we read it!

[Elena Traduzioni Oceano Mare · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very well done!