Racing the Wind

Dolphin Diaries: Racing the Wind

There is so much to see and learn about life in the rain forest that I wish stay longer...
but on the other hand, I am looking forward to getting back to Dolphin Dreamer....
And being back on the ocean, away from this awful heat. I can't wait to be able to
stand out on the deck with the spray of salt on my fact and my hair flying in the breeze
as we're racing teh wind again.
---Jody (pp.154-155)

喜歡這本探尋生態，與自然為伍的小說。
故事的主軸是觀察boto，
一種特別的海豚，
根據Dictionary.com的定義為
a freshwater South American dolphin, Inia geoffrensis, having a long snout and fluctuating in color between pink and gray:
inhabits the Amazon and Orinoco river systems.
最喜歡書中人物從接近自然，增進了解，改變想法。
書中描述主角和boto的互動，最是溫馨。
作者描述的自然不全然是美好、安全或完好，
但終究有良善的人，
願意為自然盡一份力，
如此地球上許多寶貴的生物、地球的資源才能永續。
很溫馨的小說，深深感動我的心。
 

書中也提到一些自然和環保的概念，和大家分享。
1. Sadly, once the rain forest is cleared, it may never grow back. (p.21)
2. Everything in nature is interconnected. (p.22)
3. The river and the forest provided well and there was plenty of food for everyone. (p.107)
4. What's good for the people won't be good for wildlife. (p.107)

閱讀，
了解，
體會，
感受，
美的一本書。