This book is true, (most of it, I know, is), and the main character in this book was left by her people so that they can continue on their journey to the New Land. She faces some dangers, loses her brother to a wolf, and forms unusual friendships in her time alone.
Island of the Blue Dolphins
By Scott O'Dell
Book 1 of 2 in the
Island of the Blue Dolphins Series
| Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 4 - 8 | Grades 10 - 9 | V | 5.4 | 40531 |
Far off the coast of California looms a harsh rock known as the island of San Nicholas. Dolphins flash in the blue waters around it, sea otter play in the vast kep beds, and sea elephants loll on the stony beaches.
Here, in the early 1800s, according to history, an Indian girl spent eighteen years alone, and this beautifully written novel is her story. It is a romantic adventure filled with drama and heartache, for not only was mere subsistence on so desolate a spot a near miracle, but Karana had to contend with the ferocious pack of wild dogs that had killed her younger brother, constantly guard against the Aleutian sea otter hunters, and maintain a precarious food supply.
More than this, it is an adventure of the spirit that will haunt the reader long after the book has been put down. Karana's quiet courage, her Indian self-reliance and acceptance of fate, transform what to many would have been a devastating ordeal into an uplifting experience. From loneliness and terror come strength and serenity in this Newbery Medal-winning classic.
Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers
ISBN-13: 9780395069622
ISBN-10: 0395069629
Published on 9/9/1960
Binding: Hardcover
Number of pages: 192
Book Reviews (181)
i love animals! but, i love dolphins more than any other animal! they are my favorite one! the island of the blue dolphins was great! i loved that book!
Read this in 4th grade and it was okay
i'm reading this book in social studies w/my teacher ms. ball
this book is awesome i have to finish the book though
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This book is so great. It is about a girl and she is so strong. It is a great novel for girls and boys. I read it twice and a couple of my friends did too! It made me cry and laugh. You should totally check it out.
It is where a girl is with her tribe and the tribe leaves the island and her brother is late to the boat and she jumps off and goes back to the island and her brother gets killed and she is on the island alone.
i read the book called the cay and its a sad book
i realy liked this book because it is about an indain girl who is stuck on a island for many years
this is a great book