I felt sucked into this book from the first page and it took me less than four hours to finish it, it was incredible! I never thought I would be crying while reading about lonely dolphin calves and cheering on the main characters and their sea lion friends when they were going against the most dangerous creatures on this planet-humans but… I did.
God, I absolutely loved this book! It was a beautifully written, thought provoking story about the animals and their suffering through natural and man-made disaster but also about us humans and our relationship with the environment. This highly original take on the 2011 Japanese earthquake – the second title of the “Animal Eyes” series – blends history and adventure to tell a story of survival that is as tragic as it is compelling. With Fusa desperate to return to her daughter, adolescent Mako admits a shameful secret: he has gravely insulted the trout-god, Moshiri.Īfraid that the vengeful giant will thrash again to cause even more destruction, the pair brave orca clans, radioactive pollution and militarised dolphins to find Moshiri and offer an apology.īut a deadly encounter with humans on the way prompts a life-changing question: why should they fear a myth, when the real danger dwells above the waves? a brilliant follow-up to The Dogs of Chernobyl' – Lisa Edwards, author/publisher of The Hunger Games, His Dark Materials, Horrible HistoriesĪ wall of water that has devastated the coast.Īnd with a toxic rain now beginning to fall, there’s never been a worse time for the dolphins of Fukushima.Īdrift from their pods, dolphins Mako and Fusa are thrown together in the wake of an unparalleled sequence of disasters.
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