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Ben M. Baglio (b. 1960) is the author of Dolphin Diaries series and Animal Ark series. Dolphin Diaries introduces a girl named Jody McGrath and her family from Florida, who are marine biologists as they travel around the world studying dolphins. Animal Ark introduces two kids named Mandy and James and they work together to help animals and solve animal mysteries.

Other characters of Dolphin Diaries are Brittany Pierce, Captain Pierce, Cameron Tucker, the tutor Maddie, her twin brothers Sean and Jimmy, her mother Gina who is Italian, and her dad Craig who is Irish. Along the way, she meets many new friends that are human and friends that are Dolphin and she has many great experiences! The characters of Animal Ark books change in every book. The only characters who stay the same are Mandy, James, and the many animals that they help.

In Dolphin Diaries, Jody McGrath discovers and befriends a friendly Bottlenose Dolphin whom she names Apollo. He is a lone dolphin and Jody united him to his "new" pod, and follows her for a while through the series.As the story proceeds, she meets others along the way. She befriends many new people and dolphins.

In Animal Ark, Mandy Hope and her friend James Hunter helps helpless and injured animals throughout the series, and sometimes she helps perished animals on a "mission". Her parents, Adam and Emily Hope, are vets, which comes in handy in helping the animals she comes across. Mandy has three rabbits, Flopsy, Mopsy, and Cottontail. She is definite that she will become a vet and help sick animals in need. Other characters are Simon and a fellow nurse, and Jean Knox the receptionist. There is also a black lab named "Blackie" that belongs to James who sometimes goes on the adventures. Mandy finds that many people are actually very fond of animals and have a heart of gold. When she isn't working with stray animals, she is helping her parents with their work. She is a very nice girl.

Books: Kittens in the Kitchen, Puppies in the Pantry, Racehorse in the Rain, Foxes in the Frost, Terrier in the Tinsel, Foal in the Field, Fun with the Furrets, Dog at the Door, Pony on the Porch, Bunnies in the Bathroom, Puppy at the Palace, Pony in a Package, Husky with a Heart, Goat in the Garden, Owl in a Office, Polar Bears on the Path, Beagle in a Backpack, Mustang in the Mist, Ponies at the Point.

Unfortunately though, The Dolphin Diaries series ended with Jody and the rest of the people on the ship in the middle of the ocean.

Ben M. Baglio (b. 1960) is the author of Dolphin Diaries series and Animal Ark series. Dolphin Diaries introduces a girl named Jody McGrath and her family from Florida, who are marine biologists as they travel around the world studying dolphins. Animal Ark introduces two kids named Mandy and James and they work together to help animals and solve animal mysteries. Other characters of Dolphin Diari... More