Johnny Clinton's adventures begin when the ship he has stowed away on sinks. Miraculously, two dolphins guide him to an island in the Australian territory. Johnny becomes close friends with a scientist who is devoting his life to experimentation and study of the "people of the sea" (his title for the intelligent dolphins). Johnny learns the art of skin diving quickly, becomes an asset to the scientist, and begins to think, live, dream dolphins. Mr. Clarke records the scientific discoveries and difficulties in accurate detail (much of it is only fiction and way beyond actual scientific discovery to date). The excitement of experimentation is emphasized, and therefore the book should appeal to both young scientists and adventure-seekers, although the readers may wish for more dialogue, less narration. Mr. Clarke is the author of Indian Ocean Adventure (1961, p. 684, J-246) and many adult stories of the deep; he has investigated the mysterious underwater regions himself.
Pub Date: March 18, 1963
ISBN: 0330247026
Page Count: 158
Publisher: Holt Rinehart & Winston
Review Posted Online: Sept. 21, 2011
Kirkus Reviews Issue: March 1, 1963
This is not the Nutcracker sweet, as passed on by Tchaikovsky and Marius Petipa. No, this is the original Hoffmann tale of 1816, in which the froth of Christmas revelry occasionally parts to let the dark underside of childhood fantasies and fears peek through. The boundaries between dream and reality fade, just as Godfather Drosselmeier, the Nutcracker's creator, is seen as alternately sinister and jolly. And Italian artist Roberto Innocenti gives an errily realistic air to Marie's dreams, in richly detailed illustrations touched by a mysterious light. A beautiful version of this classic tale, which will captivate adults and children alike. (Nutcracker; $35.00; Oct. 28, 1996; 136 pp.; 0-15-100227-4)
Pub Date: Oct. 28, 1996
ISBN: 0-15-100227-4
Page Count: 136
Publisher: Harcourt
Review Posted Online: May 19, 2010
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Aug. 15, 1996
BOOK REVIEW
BOOK REVIEW
Stricter than, say, Bergen Evans or W3 ("disinterested" means impartial — period), Strunk is in the last analysis...
Privately published by Strunk of Cornell in 1918 and revised by his student E. B. White in 1959, that "little book" is back again with more White updatings.
Stricter than, say, Bergen Evans or W3 ("disinterested" means impartial — period), Strunk is in the last analysis (whoops — "A bankrupt expression") a unique guide (which means "without like or equal").Pub Date: May 15, 1972
ISBN: 0205632645
Page Count: 105
Publisher: Macmillan
Review Posted Online: Oct. 28, 2011
Kirkus Reviews Issue: May 1, 1972
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