Dolphin Boy

By Michael Morpurgo & Michael Foreman Jim lives in a fishing village with his parents but no one in the village goes fishing any more as all the fish have gone, and his father’s boat the Sally May and all the other fishing boats become old and in disrepair. One day, Jim spots a dolphin beached on the......more

Morpurgo, perhaps better known for his gripping novels such as War Horse and Private Peaceful, wrote this fascinating story about a boy’s adoration for a dolphin. The story’s central character is Jim who lives in a village that was formerly a peaceful and happy place. With the loss of fish and subse......more

Children's relationships with animals are a theme which runs throughout Michael Morpurgo's corpus of children's writing, and as the title suggests, 'Dolphin Boy' is very much in a similar vein. Rather like Michael in Kensuke's Kingdom, Jim loves sailing on his father's boat - except that Jim's fathe......more

Found in my local library. This story will ring true for anyone who has grown up in a coastal community as fishing villages are often ghost towns due to a variety of pressures. Some have survived and even thrived as a result of tourism generated by dolphins, whales and other sea life. This book is a......more