Song of the Dolphin Boy

Finn has always been different, and in the tiny fishing village of Stromhead he sticks out like a sore thumb. Always told to keep away from the water, he''s felt that something was missing until one day he dives in and finds that, swimming with the dolphins, he feels completely at home. But his new friends are in danger of being injured by the rubbish that floats out into the water - and now a supermarket is going to release thousands of balloons that could drift out to sea and cause even more damage. Desperate to help the dolphins, Finn goes to the Lighthouse Crew, a group of kids who have always left Finn out. Will they be able to set aside their differences to save the dolphins? And what will Finn discover about his past along the way? A moving adventure about the impact of plastic pollution on our seas, and the campaigning power of friendship from the award-winning Elizabeth Laird, illustrated by Peter Bailey. ''Song of the Dolphin Boy is such a beautiful, important, heartfelt book. I loved every page'' Lauren St John ''A lively and inspiring tale of village life and the dangers to wildlife of releasing balloons'' The Sunday Times

About the author

Elizabeth Laird is the multi-award-winning author of several much-loved children's books, including The Garbage King, The Prince Who Walked with Lions and The Fastest Boy in the World. She has been shortlisted for the prestigious CILIP Carnegie Medal six times. She lives in Britain now, but still likes to travel as much as she can.

Product details

• Authors: Elizabeth Laird, Laird Elizabeth
• Assisted by: Peter Bailey (Illustration), Shonagh Rae (Illustration), Rae Shonagh (Illustration)
• Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.03.2018
• EAN: 9781509828234
• ISBN: 978-1-5098-2823-4
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 197 mm x 14 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Children's books up to 11 years of age; Fantasy & magical realism (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories, Traditional stories (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Traditional stories, Animals / Marine Life, Fairy Tales & Folklore / General