Dolphin Talk

Whistles, Clicks, and Clapping Jaws

By Wendy Pfeffer, Helen K. Davie

Read and find out about dolphin communication in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book.

Did you know that dolphins have their own language, called delphinese? Dolphins communicate with each other through whistles, squeals, clicks, and jaw claps. Just like humans, they exchange information, warn of danger, and communicate their feelings.

Dolphin Talk reveals some remarkable facts about dolphins and their ability to “talk” with each other and with their human friends. Also included are activities that explore how dolphins talk to each other.

This is a clear and appealing science book for early elementary age kids, both at home and in the classroom. It’s a Level 2 Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out, which means the book explores more challenging concepts for children in the primary grades. The 100+ titles in this leading nonfiction series are:

  • hands-on and visual
  • acclaimed and trusted
  • great for classrooms

Top 10 reasons to love LRFOs:

  • Entertain and educate at the same time
  • Have appealing, child-centered topics
  • Developmentally appropriate for emerging readers
  • Focused; answering questions instead of using survey approach
  • Employ engaging picture book quality illustrations
  • Use simple charts and graphics to improve visual literacy skills
  • Feature hands-on activities to engage young scientists
  • Meet national science education standards
  • Written/illustrated by award-winning authors/illustrators & vetted by an expert in the field
  • Over 130 titles in print, meeting a wide range of kids’ scientific interests

Books in this series support the Common Core Learning Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) standards. Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out is the winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Science Books & Films Prize for Outstanding Science Series.

ISBN: 9780064452106
Imprint: HarperCollins
On Sale: Sep 2, 2003
List price: $10.99
No of pages: 40
Trim Size: 8.000 in (w) x 10.000 in (h) x 0.150 in (d)
BISAC 1: JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Zoology
BISAC 2: JUVENILE NONFICTION / Animals / Marine Life
BISAC 3: JUVENILE NONFICTION / Concepts / Sounds
BISAC 4:
BISAC 5:
BISAC 6:

Wendy Pfeffer

Biography

Wendy Pfeffer enjoyed early careers as a teacher and a nursery school director. She now devotes her time to writing and conducting workshops on creative writing for both adults and children. She is the author of the Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out Science book Sounds All Around as well as The Gooney War and Popcorn Park Zoo. Ms. Pfeffer lives in Pennington, New Jersey.

Helen K. Davie

Biography

Helen K. Davie’s lovely watercolors have appeared in many children’s books, including What Lives in a Shell? by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfield, and Animals in Winter by Henrietta Bancroft and Richard G. Van Gelder. She lives in Templeton, CA.

Read and find out about dolphin communication in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book.

Did you know that dolphins have their own language, called delphinese? Dolphins communicate with each other through whistles, squeals, clicks, and jaw claps. Just like humans, they exchange information, warn of danger, and communicate their feelings.

Dolphin Talk reveals some remarkable facts about dolphins and their ability to “talk” with each other and with their human friends. Also included are activities that explore how dolphins talk to each other.

This is a clear and appealing science book for early elementary age kids, both at home and in the classroom. It’s a Level 2 Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out, which means the book explores more challenging concepts for children in the primary grades. The 100+ titles in this leading nonfiction series are:

  • hands-on and visual
  • acclaimed and trusted
  • great for classrooms

Top 10 reasons to love LRFOs:

  • Entertain and educate at the same time
  • Have appealing, child-centered topics
  • Developmentally appropriate for emerging readers
  • Focused; answering questions instead of using survey approach
  • Employ engaging picture book quality illustrations
  • Use simple charts and graphics to improve visual literacy skills
  • Feature hands-on activities to engage young scientists
  • Meet national science education standards
  • Written/illustrated by award-winning authors/illustrators & vetted by an expert in the field
  • Over 130 titles in print, meeting a wide range of kids’ scientific interests

Books in this series support the Common Core Learning Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) standards. Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out is the winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Science Books & Films Prize for Outstanding Science Series.

ISBN: 9780064452106
Imprint: HarperCollins
On Sale: Sep 2, 2003
List price: $10.99
No of pages: 40
Trim Size: 8.000 in (w) x 10.000 in (h) x 0.150 in (d)
BISAC 1: JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Zoology
BISAC 2: JUVENILE NONFICTION / Animals / Marine Life
BISAC 3: JUVENILE NONFICTION / Concepts / Sounds
BISAC 4:
BISAC 5:
BISAC 6:

Wendy Pfeffer

Biography

Wendy Pfeffer enjoyed early careers as a teacher and a nursery school director. She now devotes her time to writing and conducting workshops on creative writing for both adults and children. She is the author of the Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out Science book Sounds All Around as well as The Gooney War and Popcorn Park Zoo. Ms. Pfeffer lives in Pennington, New Jersey.

Helen K. Davie

Biography

Helen K. Davie’s lovely watercolors have appeared in many children’s books, including What Lives in a Shell? by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfield, and Animals in Winter by Henrietta Bancroft and Richard G. Van Gelder. She lives in Templeton, CA.