Dolphins Around the World Book

Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitat of various species of dolphins.

Judy Crowder <%ISBN%>0778711625 - Children's Literature

Everyone knows about dolphins with their seemingly smiling mouths and playful swimming. But does the average student know that dolphins vary considerably, that they live all over the world in very different habitats? Because dolphins live in different parts of the world, they live in different ways to meet their basic needs: finding food, finding mates, protecting their young and avoiding predators. Kalman features various types of dolphins Delphinidae, or true dolphins around the world, beginning with a colorful two-page visual directory. The author is careful to state that porpoise and river dolphins are not true dolphins but "blackfish," such as orcas, pilot whales and pigmy killer whales are. The author discusses individual kinds of dolphins, from commonly known dolphins to such types as the Irrawaddy dolphin, from Southeast Asia, which looks like a beluga whale, and the tucuxi, a river dolphin that lives in the Amazon River. This colorfully illustrated book, part of a four-volume series, "Dolphin Worlds," should appeal to students who enjoy lots of detail about these fascinating aquatic mammals. 2003, Crabtree Publishing Company,