Mila creates headlines around the world when she is rescued from an unpopulated island off the coast of Florida. Now a teenager, she has been raised by dolphins from the age of four.
Researchers teach Mila language and music. She learns, too, about rules and expectations, about locked doors and broken promises, diappointment and betrayal.
The more Mila finds out what it means to be human, the more deeply she longs for her ocean home. . . .
Amy O. (amyo) from PRT WASHINGTN, NY wrote on 3/17/2007...
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Really interesting and great way to narrate and loved the way it was printed.
Veronika B. (Veronika) from PARKER FORD, PA wrote on 10/31/2006...
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Beautifully written book. Haunting.
Candace G. (Ogre) from CARTERVILLE, IL wrote on 8/30/2006...
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Really good YA novel by newbery medalist Karen Hesse.
Mila, a young girl has been raised by dolphins, then 'rescued' by humans who try to teach her the 'benefits' of human-style living. Milla, to the dismay of the researchers studying the rescued girl, would still prefer to live with her dolphin friends. Can Mila escape from her rescuers, who are angry at her ingratitude (and loath to lose a research subject) to return to her friends in the sea?
Catherine D. (kadouds) from PEACHTREE CTY, GA wrote on 5/26/2006...
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Dazzling,haunting,and unforgettable.
Deena G. (Wylowe) from WINCHESTER, VA wrote on 3/19/2006...
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Good kids' book, but I enjoyed reading it as well, and I am in my thirties!
Jennifer C. (jenvince) from PHOENIX, AZ wrote on 11/17/2005...
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
This was an interesting read. I thought Mila really made a nice effort to try to be human, she sounded like a nice girl.
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Cecilia R. (sakurannie) from SANTA ANA, CA wrote on 9/7/2008...
A very nice book, very easy to read but interesting. I really liked it even thpugh I read it in less than a day.
This was an interesting fictional story of a feral child raised by dolphins of all things. You can find true stories of feral children on Wikipedia. This one though less feasible was very philosophical. It really made you think about what is to be a human.
Megan I. (irishcutie0800) from LAKEWOOD, CO wrote on 1/24/2008...
SUCH a great book. I loved it as a kid!
Michelle C. from KIMBALL, MI wrote on 5/7/2007...
a girl who was found off of a island after being lost at sea as a baby. she is then raised by dolphins.
Crystal S. from MONROE, LA wrote on 12/21/2005...
Mila creates headlines around the world when she is rescued from an unpopulated island off the coast of florida. Now a teenager, she has been raised by dolphins from the age of four
Kate S. (Katerie) from SENECA FALLS, NY wrote on 11/10/2005...
Mila created headlines around the world when she is rescued from an unpopulated island off the coast of Florida. Now a teenager, she has been raised by dolphins from the age of four.
Researchers teach Mila language and music. She learns, too, about rules and expectations, about locked doors and broken promises, disappointment and betrayal.
The more Mila finds out what it means to be human, the more deeply she longs for her ocean home...