Coleman,
Janet Wyman. Eight Dolphins of Katrina. Houghton Mifflin 2013 unp $16.99 ISBN 978-0-547-71923-8 elm/ms Nonfiction E-BN
During Hurricane Katrina, a tank housing eight
dolphins was damaged and the dolphins were released into the Gulf of
Mexico. This title details their miraculous
survival and rescue. The text is based on interviews
with Tim Hoffland, one of the dolphin trainers at the Gulfport Oceanarium.
As Hurricane Katrina approached, six dolphins were moved inland to motel swimming pools. The remaining eight had to be left in their tank. Between the winds and the tidal wave, the tank was destroyed. When staffers saw the damage, they feared for their charges in the polluted Gulf of Mexico. This book details their efforts to find and rescue these eight dolphins.
The illustrations are paintings depicting lines in the text. At the end of the book there is a photo album of the actual damage from the hurricane and the rescue efforts. Additional material includes four stories of dolphins rescuing others, as recently as 2008. There is also a description of the personalities of each of the eight rescued dolphins.
Curriculum Connections - Mississippi, the state; dolphins; hurricanes and the aftermath; Hurricane Katrina.
Summary: During Hurricane Katrina, a tank housing eight
dolphins was damaged and the dolphins were released into the Gulf of
Mexico. This title details their miraculous
survival and rescue. The text is based on interviews
with Tim Hoffland, one of the dolphin trainers at the Gulfport Oceanarium.
Dolphin rescue, Hurricane Katrina --Joan Theal
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