"Tērā tētahi tamaiti e noho ana i te taha o te moana. He nui tōna aroha mō te moana, ā, i ngā rā e āhei ana ka kauhoe ia … me kī, i te nuinga o ngā rā. He kaikauhoe tino kaha ia.

I tētahi rā, kauhoe ana te tamaiti, ka kite atu ia i te wai i waho rā e tiehutia ana. Ka whai whakaaro ia kia whakatata atu tirotiro ai."

Nā Kiwa Hammond te whakamāoritanga.

This title is also available in the English language The Boy and the Dolphin.

When a boy helps free a dolphin tangled in a discarded fishing net, they develop an unexpected friendship.

"Once there was a boy who lived by the sea. He loved the sea and he swam in it every day he could … which was most days. He was a very good swimmer.

One day, the boy was swimming as usual when he noticed some splashing further out in the water. He decided to take a closer look."

“Every kid I know would want to be this boy, and read this book.” Thalia Keown, The Spinoff, 2017