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Swimming with Giants: My Encounters with Whales, Dolphins and Seals
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In Swimming with Giants, Anne Collet describes the power and majesty of being close to some of nature's most magnificent creatures. Combining science with a sense of adventure, she conveys the sheer excitement of her work, from riding the tail of a white whale to saving animals harmed by drift nets or toxic spills.
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Not the best writing the world, but Swimming with Giants is still worth reading and has a lot to offer, especially if you like oceanography, nature or science.
Not as good as some I've read in this genre
I had trouble getting through this. The subject matter was interesting, but the book itself was tough to get through. Wasn't the best writing.
For so many years mankind has held that they are the superior being on the planet. As this book shows some of the denizens of the sea are quite intelligent, we just aren't smart enough to figure out how smart they are
Tales about the author's encounters with cetaceans and pinnipeds. While stories of this ilk have the potential to veer off into "new agey" territory, these absolutely do not. Collet is a marine biologist and in addition to describing various events in straightforward terms, she also uses her book as an opportunity to educate her readers. Collet discusses such things as the biology and physiology of the animals she has seen, and the challenges they are experiencing in the wild. I learned some new
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In Swimming with Giants, Anne Collet tells us about her love of marine life and shares some stories with us. She is able to weave in facts about these ocean animals with stories that help bring them to life.
Swimming with whales. Diving with dolphins. Working with adults. Working with children.
Collet has led a life I think many children dream of when they see their first dolphin at a zoo, a park, wherever it may be.
The book was interesting and I learned some new facts. It was a good read that ...more
Swimming with whales. Diving with dolphins. Working with adults. Working with children.
Collet has led a life I think many children dream of when they see their first dolphin at a zoo, a park, wherever it may be.
The book was interesting and I learned some new facts. It was a good read that ...more
"The instructors could ask her to do any kind of work, even the most disagreeable, and she always carried out her task as energetically as if the fate of science depended on it."
I adore this book. Adventure, science and love.
Quick read. Lots of information.
I adore this book. Adventure, science and love.
Quick read. Lots of information.
This would probably be good for someone in upper grade school who is interested in marine biology.
Amazing, if dated, stories of scientist Anne Collet's research and "encounters" with whales, dolphins and seals.
Not for the school library because of its age.
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