Sunsplash: A Spinner Dolphin's Dream by Bob Odell - 1998 Edition - Vintage Child Book, Guam

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"Sunsplash: A Spinner Dolphin's Dream" by Bob Odell tells the story of Chibi, a baby dolphin born off of Pati Point, Guam.

Written and photographed by Bob Odell. Oct 1998 edition. Island Media Inc, Tuman, Guam.

Sunsplash: A Spinner Dolphin's Dream

"As Chibi burst free from her mother's womb, into the crystal clear waters of the Pacific Ocean, she was so excited! "What do I do now?" she thought, as she felt the cool water around her body.

Then something inside her drew her to the surface of the ocean, and she took her first breath of air. "What a wonderful feeling!" she thought, as she practiced swimming around her mother."

Bob Odell, operator of Guam Ocean Adventures, published Sunsplash to celebrate these beautiful animals, and to call attention to forces that pressure their existence: the incidental trapping of dolphins in commercial fishing nets, and the demand for dolphin meat as a delicacy.

He tells the story of Chibi, a newborn spinner dolphin, through a children's book, illustrated by his own beautiful photography, and we see her grow into a happy, adventurous adult dolphin.

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Condition*: Near Fine. Lacks dust jacket as issued.

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