Product Description

He dives, he flips, he clears full gainers reversed with a spin. Dizzy is the fastest and busiest dolphin ever. He d rather herd whales than snooze on seaweed. Until one day when he misses the most delicious catch of the sea. Dizzy jets off to capture what he s missed only to discover hidden adventure right under his pointy nose.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1046616 in Books
• Published on: 2007-06-01
• Released on: 2007-05-15
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 32 pages

About the Author
Author, Stacy A. Nyikos, is an award-winning writer, musician, and mother of two. Dizzy is the third work in her aquatic series that includes Squirt and Shelby, which recently won the international Arizona Authors Literary Contest. She is currently working on a YA novel, Euromutt.

Customer Reviews

A Mom's Choice Awards Recipient!
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An upbeat children's picturebook
Dizzy is an upbeat children's picturebook about Dizzy, the world's fastest dolphin, so speedy he can leap out of the water and clear a full gainer reversed with a spin. Singsong rhyming verse and wild, flowing color illustrations embellish this amazing sea adventure brimming cover to cover with enthusiasm and zest for life. "Circling around in a victory loop / Dizzy Caught sight of a fast racing sloop. / 'Let's bow surf that ship coming out of the cove!' // He squawked to friends / as he arched... / and then dove." The final page of this enthusiastically recommended picturebook presents young readers with some basic questions and answers about dolphins in general and Pacific white-sided dolphins such as Dizzy in particular.

A book for marine lovers
Reviewed by Stephanie and Parish (age 3) Rollins for Reader Views (3/07)

Dizzy is a dolphin. He likes performing tricks. "Dizzy" is written in rhyme. Throughout "Dizzy," the dolphin interacts with other animals, and he notices the environment around him.

Parish liked to "read" this book upside-down for some reason. That was challenging. "Dizzy" did not hold her attention. I found it to be a bit drab, also. I am sure that there are some children that are really excited about dolphins and the ocean. Parish is not one of them.

"That is a dolphin." I point to Dizzy. She does not respond. She flips pages.

"Do you like this book?"
"No."

"Why not?"
"I don't know."

"Do you want to keep it or give it away?"
"Give it away."

I left it on the family room floor for a few days to see if she would pick it up. She did not. "Dizzy" is not attention-grabbing.

Older children who like marine life may find "Dizzy" enjoyable. Most of the words are easy to sound out for beginning readers. Overall, I do not recommend it.