Product Description: DOLPHINA'S WORLD
Dolphina's World is set in the tiny village of Tapee, where the common belief is: ôPeace of mind brings true happiness." But Dolphina, a rare soul with olive skin and almond eyes is wise beyond her years and considered both teacher and mystic. When you read this magical tale, you will discover just how rare she really is as her mystical adventure unfolds once she leaves the familiar, into the unknown. She takes to the ocean shores and meets Tooka, a dolphin who helps her to discover total happiness. With total love and a sense of family, good prevails in this tale!
You will be enchanted by the power of dreams in The Magic of the Moment as Rainsong learns to travel the universe in her sleep. She talks to frogs that share nuggets of wisdom with her to take into her waking life. This exciting tale can only ignite the imaginations and hearts of young children, as they too become dreamship travelers.
The Girl Who Talked to Plants is an exciting tale about talking and listening to plant spirits. She inwardly understands her experiences to be an act of love from the plants even though grown-ups don't quite believe this is true. Whether deep in the sea, in a garden, or in our dreams the magic is always around us.
ùErin Kelly-Allshouse/Book Review Editor for Children of the New Earth
BOOK REVIEW:
5.0 out of 5 stars Magical Mystery Tour to the Inner Child, December 16, 2006
By Wendell F. Hanna "Wendell Hanna, Ph.D. Early ... (San Francisco, CA)
This review is from: Dolphina's World and Other Stories (Paperback)
I just finished reading Dolphina's World and Other Stories. It was absolutely wonderful! I was completely taken into a new place beyond the typical childhood story and into a profoundly deeper part of my spiritual nature. The stories aroused a remembrance of disowned and forgotten parts of my childhood self and made me feel warm all over.
Many things I loved about the book... I appreciated each character's unique ethnic identity- I especially enjoyed the vivid island colors and flavors in Dolphina's World. During the ocean scenes I could literally hear the sound of the ocean wind, smell salty air and feel the warm sun and motion of the ocean water. I particularly appreciated the author's use of songs and lyrical onomatopoeia (the dolphin's language, "tic, took, tic", the elfish child language "kerplop", "zip, zop"). The vibrant use of language throughout all three stories creates a multidimensional texture in the story as well as a melodic feel.
In each story the main character is a young girl whose approach to life contains genuine feelings of both joy and fear. (Funny how as adults we tend to lose the joy part of ourselves yet retain the fear...) All three stories feel honest and warm- not at all like most fairytales- yet each is beautiful, adventuresome and especially mystical!
On a very personal level synchronicities abounded in the book. I found many parallels between the girls in the book and my own experience as a girl. As in the story about of the "girl who talked to plants" I remember as a child, even though I spent much of my time alone, I never felt lonely- quite the contrary- my inner world was filled with magic and wonder. The girl in the story, like myself, had a whole world filled with imaginary friends and entire communities that showed kindness, caring, and generosity toward each other. And in reading the story it made me wonder, maybe they were not imaginary after all. And even though the main character in the story is a girl, this should not put off boys from reading the book.
Anyway, this book is a great read. I highly recommend Dolphina's World and Other Stories to children and adults alike. I am sure it will resonate with the child in you as it did with me.
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http://www.amazon.com/Dolphinas-World-Other-Stories-NAHU/dp/1598001787/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1288062620&sr=8-1-spell
