Dolphin Diaries
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Dolphin Diaries is a series of books by Lucy Daniels
. This is a work of fiction.
Dolphin Diaries is about a young girl, Jody McGrath, who travels with her family as they research dolphins on a yacht called the Dolpin Dreamer.
Jody McGrath is a thirteen year old girl, sailing with her parents and the crew on the boat Dolphin Dreamer to study dolphins. She has an unfriendly relationship with Brittany, daughter of the ship's captain Harry Pierce. Despite her love of dolphins, Jody wishes to see her friend Lindsey. Jody keeps a diary to record all of the events on the trip.
Brittany Pierce:
Brittany Pierce is the ship captain's daughter. Her mom drops her off unexpectedly and leaves for France. Brittany believes she is a star and hates every part of the dolphin expedition. But she soon starts to enjoy the expedition.
Gina McGrath:
Gina McGrath is Jody's mom. She is a marine biologist who is living on the boat Dolphin Dreamer to study dolphins.
Craig McGrath:
Gina's husband and Jody's father. Like his wife he is also a marine biologist.
Sean McGrath:
Sean is Jody's younger brother and Craig and Gina's son. He likes to pull pranks and hang out with his twin brother Jimmy.
Mei Lin:
The cook and engineer.
Dr. Jefferson Taylor:
A scientist from an oil company that is sponsoring the project.
Jimmy McGrath:
Jimmy is Jody's younger brother and Craig and Gina's son. He also likes to pull pranks on there other crew mates.
Harry Pierce:
Harry is Dolphin Dreamer's captain and Brittany's dad.
Cameron:
Harry's helper with sailing the ship.
Maddie:
Maddie is the McGrath's assistant and teaches Jody, Brittany, Sean, and Jimmy.
dolphins: bottle-nosed dolphins
dolphins:Bottle-nosed dolphins
dolphins:Atlantic spotted dolphin
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dolphins: bottle-nosed dolphin, Atlantic spotted dolphin
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dolphins:Atlantic Spotted and Bottle-Nosed Dolphin hybrid and bottle-nosed dolphins, spinner dolphin
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dolphins:orca
(mentioned), boto
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dolphins:Long-finned pilot whale
, long-beaked common dolphin
, bottle-nosed dolphin (mentioned)
dolphins:spinner dolphin
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bottle-nosed dolphins, pink dolphin
Ganges river dolphins, Irrawaddy dolphin
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Ben M. Baglio
Ben M. Baglio , created the brief for two series of children's books - Dolphin Diaries and Animal Ark. Dolphin Diaries features a girl and her family from Florida, who travel around the world as marine biologists and study dolphins. Animal Ark features two children who work together to help animals...
. This is a work of fiction.
Dolphin Diaries is about a young girl, Jody McGrath, who travels with her family as they research dolphins on a yacht called the Dolpin Dreamer.
Characters
Jody McGrath:Jody McGrath is a thirteen year old girl, sailing with her parents and the crew on the boat Dolphin Dreamer to study dolphins. She has an unfriendly relationship with Brittany, daughter of the ship's captain Harry Pierce. Despite her love of dolphins, Jody wishes to see her friend Lindsey. Jody keeps a diary to record all of the events on the trip.
Brittany Pierce:
Brittany Pierce is the ship captain's daughter. Her mom drops her off unexpectedly and leaves for France. Brittany believes she is a star and hates every part of the dolphin expedition. But she soon starts to enjoy the expedition.
Gina McGrath:
Gina McGrath is Jody's mom. She is a marine biologist who is living on the boat Dolphin Dreamer to study dolphins.
Craig McGrath:
Gina's husband and Jody's father. Like his wife he is also a marine biologist.
Sean McGrath:
Sean is Jody's younger brother and Craig and Gina's son. He likes to pull pranks and hang out with his twin brother Jimmy.
Mei Lin:
The cook and engineer.
Dr. Jefferson Taylor:
A scientist from an oil company that is sponsoring the project.
Jimmy McGrath:
Jimmy is Jody's younger brother and Craig and Gina's son. He also likes to pull pranks on there other crew mates.
Harry Pierce:
Harry is Dolphin Dreamer's captain and Brittany's dad.
Cameron:
Harry's helper with sailing the ship.
Maddie:
Maddie is the McGrath's assistant and teaches Jody, Brittany, Sean, and Jimmy.
The Books
- Into The Blue
dolphins: bottle-nosed dolphins
- Touching the Waves
dolphins:Bottle-nosed dolphins
- Riding the Storm
dolphins:Atlantic spotted dolphin
Atlantic Spotted Dolphin
The Atlantic Spotted Dolphin is a dolphin found in the Gulf Stream of the North Atlantic Ocean. Older members of the species have a very distinctive spotted coloration all over their body.-Taxonomy:...
, bottle-nosed dolphin
- Under the Stars
dolphins: bottle-nosed dolphin, Atlantic spotted dolphin
Atlantic Spotted Dolphin
The Atlantic Spotted Dolphin is a dolphin found in the Gulf Stream of the North Atlantic Ocean. Older members of the species have a very distinctive spotted coloration all over their body.-Taxonomy:...
( Mentioned only)
- Chasing the Dream
dolphins:Atlantic Spotted and Bottle-Nosed Dolphin hybrid and bottle-nosed dolphins, spinner dolphin
Spinner Dolphin
The Spinner Dolphin is a small dolphin found in off-shore tropical waters around the world. It is famous for its acrobatic displays in which they spin longitudinally along their axis as they leap through the air.-Taxonomy:...
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- Racing the Wind
dolphins:orca
Orca
The killer whale , commonly referred to as the orca, and less commonly as the blackfish, is a toothed whale belonging to the oceanic dolphin family. Killer whales are found in all oceans, from the frigid Arctic and Antarctic regions to tropical seas...
(mentioned), boto
Boto
The Amazon river dolphin, alternatively Bufeo, Bufeo Colorado, Boto Cor de Rosa, Boutu, Nay, Tonina, or Pink Dolphin , is a freshwater river dolphin endemic to the Orinoco, Amazon and Araguaia/Tocantins River systems of Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela...
, tucuxi
Tucuxi
The Tucuxi , alternately bufeo gris or bufeo negro is a dolphin found in the rivers of the Amazon Basin. The word "tucuxi" is derived from the Tupi language word tuchuchi-ana and has now been adopted as the species' common name...
- Following the Rainbow
dolphins:Long-finned pilot whale
Long-finned Pilot Whale
The long-finned pilot whale is one of the two species of cetacean in the genus Globicephala. It belongs to the oceanic dolphin family , though its behavior is closer to that of the larger whales.-Description:...
, long-beaked common dolphin
Long-beaked Common Dolphin
The Long-beaked Common Dolphin is a species of common dolphin. It has a more restricted range than the Short-beaked Common Dolphin . It has a disjointed range in coastal areas in tropical and warmer temperate oceans...
, bottle-nosed dolphin (mentioned)
- Dancing the Seas
dolphins:spinner dolphin
Spinner Dolphin
The Spinner Dolphin is a small dolphin found in off-shore tropical waters around the world. It is famous for its acrobatic displays in which they spin longitudinally along their axis as they leap through the air.-Taxonomy:...
s, pantropical spotted dolphin
Pantropical Spotted Dolphin
The Pantropical Spotted Dolphin is a species of dolphin found in all the world's temperate and tropical oceans. The species was beginning to come under threat due to the killing of millions of individuals in tuna purse seines...
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- Leaving the Shallows
bottle-nosed dolphins, pink dolphin
Pink dolphin
Pink dolphin is the common name of two different species of dolphins:* The Chinese white dolphin of the Pearl River Delta that live in and around Hong Kong...
- Beyond the Sunrise
Ganges river dolphins, Irrawaddy dolphin
Irrawaddy dolphin
The Irrawaddy dolphin is a euryhaline species of oceanic dolphin found in discontinuous subpopulations near sea coasts and in estuaries and rivers in parts of the Bay of Bengal and Southeast Asia.-Etymology and taxonomic history:...
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