A poignant tale of a young boy who finds consolation for the loss of his father by taking to the sea in a fishing boat. The boy is befriended by a dolphin whose urgent signals lead him to a scene of marine destruction. Award-winning author & internationally known oceanographer, Fine makes a statement against drift-netting in this book. Watercolors by Aleksander Kardas, illustrator of Wee Peter Puffin, now in its eighth printing.