Winter's Tail: How One Little Dolphin Learned to Swim Again How One Little Dolphin Learned to Swim Again

by Hatkoff, Craig; Hatkoff, Isabella; Yates, David

• ISBN13: 9780545348300
• ISBN10: 0545348307
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-08-01
• Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks

Summary

A touching story from the #1 New York Times bestselling authors of Owen & Mzee, now in paperback! When Winter, an Atlantic bottlenose dolphin, was three months old, she was rescued from a crab trap off the east coast of Florida, her tail seriously damaged. She was rushed to Clearwater Marine Aquarium, where she was cared for by a special team around the clock. Winter survived, though eventually her tail fell off, which made it difficult for her to swim like a normal dolphin and caused serious damage to her spine. Then something amazing happened. A team of experts from a renowned company that makes prosthetics for humans heard about Winter and decided to help. Now Winter is using a prosthetic tail with great command.

Author Biography

Craig Hatkoff is the founder of the Tribeca Film Festival and of Turtle Pond Productions. Both Owen & Mzee: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship and Owen & Mzee: The Language of Friendship are New York Times bestsellers He lives with his wife and their two daughters in Manhattan. Isabella Hatkoff is the co-author of bestselling Owen & Mzee: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship and Owen & Mzee: The Language of Friendship with her father, Craig Hatkoff, and ecologist Dr. Paula Kahumbu. Owen & Mzee: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship was published in the spring of 2006 and became an international phenomonen. She lives in Manhattan with her family