Arion and the Dolphins

by Vikram Seth

Book Overview

This tale of a beautiful relationship combines prose and poetry to tell the story of Arion, a young musician at the court of Periander in ancient Greece. Thrown overboard on his return from a musical... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0525453849
• ISBN13: 9780525453840
• Release Date: June 1995
• Publisher: Dutton Books
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.3" x 10.9"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Out of print? Aaargh!

Beg, borrow or steal this from someone and read it. Truly a beautiful tale, told in Seth's unique verse.

Cute story with an important message

I am a big Vikram Seth fan and this was a cute children's book. The drawings are simple, yet effective. The story is close to a classic Grimm tale, an animal that helps a human, but ends up getting killed by humans keeping it in captivity. Maybe not suited for very young children, but a very well written story. A story that you can discuss afterwards on themes portrayed, asking questions like what would you have done?