In Love with Moko: The Story of a New Zealand Dolphin
Author(s): Val Bird and Nikki Slade Robinson
It’s a rarity in this rough and tumble world to have something special take place that captures people’s hearts en masse. Moko the smiling dolphin who swam the waters from Mahia to Tauranga, with stop-overs in Gisborne and Whakatane was truly something special.
Nikki Slade Robinson and Val Bird have lovingly and sensitively captured some of the emotive events which accompanied Moko on his travels in this beautifully presented book In Love with Moko — the young dolphin’s endearing ways, trustful nature, playfulness, free will, delightful sense of humour, but most of all, his role as an ambassador for his kin in raising human awareness of the hazards dolphins face on an everyday basis.
Educational, entertaining, and poignant, In Love with Moko is a worthy tribute to this unforgettable dolphin and all the wondrous things he achieved in his short but meaningful life.
‘Swim well; swim free Dear Moko, for you will never be forgotten.’
A donation will be made to the World Wide Fund for Nature from the sale of each book.
Product Information
Content: original Moko Mahia Diary (written by Bill Shortt who was Moko's minder for two and a half years). A memorial album with photos and personal anecdotes from the public, a fictional section portraying the experience of a young girl interacting with Moko, a section on how you can continue Moko's legacy, and acknowledgements.
General Fields
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- : Val Bird
- : Val Bird
- : 01 February 2011
- : 148x210mm
- : New Zealand
- : 01 February 2011
- : books
Special Fields
- : Val Bird and Nikki Slade Robinson
- : Paperback
- : Paperback
- : 599.53
- : 599.53
- : 100
- : 100
- : Colour illustrations
- : Colour illustrations