Left alone by her Indian tribe when they decide to sail to the east, Karana, a young Indian girl, lives on a beautiful but isolated island off the coast of California, where she spends eighteen years, surviving through her enormous courage and self-reliance. Year after year she waits for the ship to return but it never does. Finally she realizes she must make a fateful choice: follow her people on her own or remain alone for the rest of her life....

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The adventures of a nineteenth-century Native American girl who becomes stranded on a remote island off the California coast. Karana is forced to flee the island of her birth with the rest of her tribe when hunters threaten the area. Realizing her young brother has been left behind, she jumps ship and swims back to the island, where the two attempt to survive in solitude against staggering odds.

"This is the first authoritative edition of one of the most significant children's books of the twentieth century. Winner of the 1961 Newbery Medal, Island of the Blue Dolphins tells the story of a young Native American girl stranded for eighteen years on San Nicolas Island, off the coast of California. In addition to the text of the original book, this special edition includes two excised chapters published here for the first time, as well as a critical...

This literature unit is used with Island of the Blue Dolphins, by Scott O'Dell. Included are sample lesson plans, biographical sketch of the author, book summary, book report ideas and more.

Discusses the writing, characters, plot, and themes of this 1961 Newbery award-winning book. Includes discussion questions and activities.

While running away from home and an unwanted marriage, a thirteen-year-old Eskimo girl becomes lost on the North Slope of Alaska and is befriended by a wolf pack.

When the freighter on which they are traveling is torpedoed by a German submarine during World War II, a twelve-year-old white boy, blinded by a blow on the head, and an old black man are stranded on a small desert island in the Caribbean where the boy acquires a new kind of vision, courage, and love from his old companion.

"This engaging story is told by a ten-year-old Native American girl living on a reservation . . . a rich resource of native culture and language." —Native Talk
While reading Island of the Blue Dolphins at school and learning about the real woman stranded on San Nicolás Island, ten-year-old Tíshmal begins writing emails to "Miss Karana" in hopes of talking to her spirit.
When she arrived on the mainland of Southern...

Help Spanish-speaking students build their reading comprehension skills! This book provides exciting lesson plans and activities to guide teachers in the instruction of La isla de los delfines azules, the Spanish language version of the novel Island of the Blue Dolphins. This product aids teachers as they challenge students to dive deeper into complex literature. With lessons focused on story elements and vocabulary, engaging activities, and other...