What Will the Dolphin Do?: An Interactive Picture Book (Survive in the Wild) - Hardcover

Halverson, Darcy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1960084569 ISBN 13: 9781960084569

Publisher: Lake 7 Creative, 2025

Synopsis

Become a bottlenose dolphin in this interactive picture book that encourages movement, creativity, and decision-making.

Have you ever dreamed of swimming through the ocean like a dolphin? In this interactive picture book, you get to experience life from a bottlenose dolphin’s point of view. Catch fish. Make squeaking and clicking sounds. Use your blowhole to take a breath. The entertaining, educational story allows readers to make life choices to survive throughout a dolphin’s life cycle—it’s like playing a game and reading a book at the same time!

As the adventure begins, you’re a new calf, nestled beside your mother underwater. You’ll become strong as you grow, but when are you old enough to hunt for food? Experience growing up in a pod of dolphins, playing games, staying safe from sharks, and starting a family.

Written by award-winning teacher Darcy Halverson, with illustrations by Narek Saroyan, What Will the Dolphin Do? encourages movement and imagination, as readers pretend to be a beloved marine mammal. Active children especially appreciate the opportunity to wiggle and move with the story.

Kids love picture books and are fascinated by dolphins. This book serves as a wonderful introduction to bottlenose dolphin facts for kids.

The interactive picture book encourages:

• Imagination: Pretend to be a bottlenose dolphin
• Decision-making: Make life choices to survive
• Activity: Wiggle and move with the story

About this title

About the Author

Darcy Halverson is an educator and a writer. She grew up on a small dairy farm, and a love of animals has stayed with her. Darcy enjoys reading, writing, and exploring the Earth. She cherishes time with family and friends. Her household includes three children, a dog, a cat, two parakeets, numerous fish, and one very loving husband who takes it all in stride. Darcy lives in East Central Minnesota.

Born in the naturally rich landscapes of Armenia, Narek Saroyan discovered a passion for visual storytelling at an early age. His illustrations breathe life into imagination, capturing the essence of stories through a synthesis of color, form, and emotion. Each experience, every encounter, leaves an indelible mark on his work, pushing him to evolve and explore new horizons. From the rugged mountains of his homeland to the bustling streets of Los Angeles, his art reflects the diverse tapestry of life that he has encountered along the way. Follow Narek on Art Station, Instagram, and DeviantArt to stay connected with his evolving portfolio and the unfolding chapters of his artistic odyssey. He lives in Los Angeles, California.

Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.

The ocean is your playground, and pod members are your playmates. You chase each other. You toss seaweed back and forth. You create bubble rings to swim through.

***

Two years go by. You still live with your mother and your pod. But you sometimes go out on your own to explore and search for food.

You find the other dolphins by sound. Each has a unique whistle that tells you who they are—kind of like a name.

Give it a try. Make a special whistling noise. Pretend to tell other dolphins who you are.

***

You sense danger! A great white shark is trailing a pod member. It zooms up from below and rams into her belly. The shark circles toward her again. Should you help her? Or will you stay away, so you don’t become the shark’s meal? What will you do?

Help the other dolphin?
or
Swim away from the shark?

Choose one. Then go to the next page.

Edition details

• Publisher: Lake 7 Creative
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1960084569
• ISBN 13: 9781960084569
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Saroyan Narek
• Number of pages: 32