Journey of the Pink Dolphins: An Amazon Quest

By Sy Montgomery

Book Overview

By the acclaimed author of The Soul of an Octopus and the bestselling memoir The Good Good Pig . When Sy Montgomery ventured into the Amazon to unlock the mysteries of the littleknown pink dolphins, she found ancient whales that plied the Amazon River at dawn and dusk, swam through treetops in flooded forests, and performed underwater ballets with their flexible bodies. But she soon found out that to know the botos, as the dolphins are locally called, you must also know the people who live among them. And so in Journey of the Pink Dolphins , Montgomery--part naturalist, part poet, part Indiana Jones--winds her way through watery tributaries and riverside villages, searching for botos and hearing the tales of locals who believe these ethereal dolphins are shape-shifters--creatures that emerge from the water as splendidly dressed men or women only to enchant their human onlookers, capture their souls, and then carry them away to the Encante, an underwater world. Montgomery takes readers on four separate journeys, exploring the river-dwelling dolphins' natural history, chronicling their conservation pressures, unraveling their prehistoric roots, and visiting with shamans who delve into the Encante.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1603580603
• ISBN13: 9781603580601
• Release Date: August 1970
• Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing
• Length: 253 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Good For All Ages

I had no idea pink dolphins existed so when I saw this book I thought it was just a children's book and was very pleased when I started reading and looking thorugh the pages. It is a perfect book to share with children, my daughter loves it. The words and photographs set forth a great message about our world around us and the environment so it is educational and fun at the same time. There is enough there to teach adults some things - as I said I had nno idea about pink dolphins and that was just one of the things the book revealed. Very enjoyable and highly recommended.

Encantado: A great book for kids!

This is a marvelous book for your kid, your nephew or niece, your grandchild. Full of the excitement of discovery and the adventure of investigating a little-known creature in a dazzlingly diverse and mysterious rainforest world. A fun read, and packed with great facts kids will want to learn and share. More than facts, though, the book gets across the idea that the young reader CAN be an explorer, CAN be a scientist, and CAN help save the rainforest. Every kid should read this, and it would make a great addition to grade school curricula.