Music of Dolphins, The
Publication Information
Author:  Hesse, Karen	Illustrator:
Title:  Music of Dolphins, The	Date:  1996
Publisher:  Scholastic	City:  New York
ISBN, paperback:	ISBN, hardback:  0-590-89798-5
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:
Family:	Young Adult:   Yes
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General Information:
Book Type(s):    , fiction, diaries and journals
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Summary:
Mila, a feral child raised by dolphins after her parents' death, is rescued, studied and taught human behavior and language at a research center. Different type face and size convey Mila's language development.
Teaching Ideas:
The book raises fascinating issues for comparing human and dolphin communities. What makes us human? Are people the only creatures with traits we consider human? What aspects of human nature can be attributed to social environment and which to biology? Teachers may want to encourage student inquiry on feral children since books, web sites, newspaper articles and movies abound. For students who are especially interested in dolphins, look at Michael Rosen's story "The Trust of a Dolphin," in The Heart Is Big Enough or the web site www.neteng.bc.ca/~tursi/dolphins/index.htm. psychology www.psychology.org; ecology http://conbio.rice.edu/vl/
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Education > literacy Emotions-Personal Issues > personal issues > individual > freedom Emotions-Personal Issues > personal issues > individual > isolation Emotions-Personal Issues > emotions > loss Emotions-Personal Issues > personal issues > group > values Geography > environment > ocean Science > ecology Science > psychology Communities > belonging Social Studies > research

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