Dolphin Talk: Whistles, Clicks, and Clapping Jaws

by Wendy Pfeffer

Book Overview

Did you know that dolphins have their own language, called delphinese? Dolphins communicate with each other through whistles, squeals, clicks, and jaw claps. Just like humans, they exchange information, warn of danger, and communicate their feelings. This Stage 2 LRFO reveals some remarkable facts about dolphins and their ability to talk with each other and with their human friends. Also included are activities that explore how dolphins...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0064452107
• ISBN13: 9780064452106
• Release Date: September 2003
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 10.0" x 7.9"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

great book for an ocean study

Dolphin Talk is a lively and very kid-friendly book with cheerful illustrations that kids will enjoy and learn from. The book teaches us that dolphins are a lot like humans. They communicate by clicking sounds and echolocation, instead of words like we do. The book is part of the Let's Read and Find out science series.This story is a great book for kids who are intersted in dolphins. The information is presented in a kid friendly way making it easy for young children to grasps the concept of echolocation.I recommend this book to parents and teachers of kids ages 5-9. This book would make a great read aloud during an ocean unit.

Dolphin Talk- Whistles Clicks and Clapping Jaws

In this beautifully written Read and Find Out, by Wendy Pfeffer, readers discover how dolphins communicate.Ms. Pfeffer sets the scene by telling us the dolphin's underwater world is alive with sound; crashing waves, crackle of snapping shrimp, songs of humpbacks, the shrieks of killer whales. In lively language we learn how they whistle at one another - the mother's whistle so distinctive that her child recognizes it at once and whistles back! Pfeffer explains carefully how the dolphin communicates in the dark, with clicks from its airsacs to its melon,(located on the head)And children will delight to hear that naughty dolphins are disciplined by mother shaking her head up and down. Dolphin Talk is a perfect read before a trip to the ocean, to the aquarium,and anytime one wants to find out about sea creatures! A Bucks County School Librarian