Eight Dolphins of Katrina: A True Tale of Survival

Description: A beautifully illustrated nonfiction picture book that accounts the true story of eight bottlenose dolphins and their trainers who survived the devastating Hurricane Katrina.

Brief description: Half-French, half-Italian, the late Yan Nascimbeneshared his childhood between these two countries. After working as a photographer's assistant in a Paris fashion studio, Nascimbene studied at the School of Visual Arts in New York and at the University of California at Davis. Nascimbene's illustrations have appeared in numerous publications worldwide, including Time, Newsweek, The Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, the New Yorker, Boston Globe, Toronto Life, ScientificAmerican, Atlantic Monthly, Hemispheres, etc. His commercial clients include Air France, British Airways, Continental Airlines, IBM, Apple, Macy's, Stanford University, UC Berkeley, Bank of America, United Way, Estée Lauder, Manpower, and more. Nascimbene also illustrated Houghton's Hachiko by Pamela Turner and The Beautiful Christmas Tree by Charlotte Zolotow

Review Quotes:

"Animal lovers will empathize as they follow the trainers' worries and ultimate elation. A heartening, real-life rescue story." - School Library Journal

""Laced with dialogue that accentuates the trainers' affection for the dolphins and sense of urgency, Coleman's clipped narrative recounts the rescue of all eight. The dappled watercolors have a lovely silk-screened quality, contrasting the destructive force of the hurricane and the tranquility that arrives in its wake." - Publishers Weekly

"A spark of hope in the wake of a devastating natural disaster." - Kirkus Reviews

"Heartwarming and informative." - Booklist