This is a lovely story about Dale the whale who is misunderstood by the other animals in the sea. He spends his time on his own because they are all afraid of him. So he sets out to make new friends. This story explores how Dale the whale convinces the other sea animals to understand him and to no longer fear him. Join Dale in his adventures through the sea to find friendship. This is a story about finding friendship, acceptance of others, and overcoming preconceived ideas. There are also four fun and engaging activities for your reader to complete in order to check and reinforce comprehension and learning. This is the first read-aloud book in 'Sounds make Words make Stories' Series 2. This is a structured reading program that introduces sound groups in a systematic and uncluttered way. It builds confidence and capability in your new reader by only focusing on new sounds together with those already learned. The program contains self-reader books as well as read-aloud story books. 'Dale the Friendly Whale' acts a s a back drop to introduce the characters from the self-reader books in series 2 and series 2+, books 1 and 2. This program has had success with young readers, stubborn readers, readers with learning difficulties and readers with English as a second language. It has been proven to be an excellent educational tool within schools as well as for home learning.