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Island of the Blue Dolphins
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Authors/Performers
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Scott O'Dell;
Product Description
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Scott O'Dell won the Newbery Medal for Island of the Blue Dolphins in 1961, and in 1976 the Children's Literature Association named this riveting story one of the 10 best American children's books of the past 200 years. O'Dell was inspired by the real-life story of a 12-year-old American Indian girl, Karana. The author based his book on the life of this remarkable young woman who, during the evacuation of Ghalas-at (an island off the coast of California), jumped ship to stay with her young brother who had been abandoned on the island. He died shortly thereafter, and Karana fended for herself on the island for 18 years. O'Dell tells the miraculous story of how Karana forages on land and in the ocean, clothes herself (in a green-cormorant skirt and an otter cape on special occasions), and secures shelter. Perhaps even more startlingly, she finds strength and serenity living alone on the island. This beautiful edition of Island of the Blue Dolphins is enriched with 12 full-page watercolor paintings by Ted Lewin, illustrator of more than 100 children's books, including Ali, Child of the Desert. A gripping story of battling wild dogs and sea elephants, this simply told, suspenseful tale of survival is also an uplifting adventure of the spirit. (Ages 9 to 12)
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I read Island of The Blue Dolphins sometime before Christmas this year. It was a pleasure to read--it was simple, brief, and the characters were fresh and realistic. O' Dell used very descriptive writing, nevertheless, it did not go to where it is tedious to read because of the overload of words.
If you do not like novels without much action besides attacks with sea critters I would not recommend this book. This book has a place in my heart because it is 'warm', and just tells about someone's life. If novels were just about a regular school child's life, it would be drab, I admit. But with the novels written in this form, the main character usually has a twist--this one is that it is about a girl who lives on an island long ago, and has to fend for herself until she finds away to leave the island.
It certainly has earned its Newbery Award.
--Willow, aged 11;
[Rating: 5 Stars]
By: Allie
The book Island of the Blue Dolphins is about a girl named Karana who gets stranded on a desert island. She had to wait for 18 years for people to come back for her. Overall, this book is a great read. What's cool about this book is that is based on a true story. My favorite part of the book was when she finds Rontu aru, a dog. I recommend Island of the Blue Dolphins for anybody who enjoys adventure stories. I give it 5 stars.
Bethany - Island of the Blue Dolphins the story of a young girl who survives on a deserted island. While trying to survive she finds a lot of friends along the way. I think that Island of the Blue Dolphins is an outstanding book. I think that it should be a book that everybody should read because it is a touching story but this is not for all ages because in some parts lead to killing. On a scale of one to five I would probably give it a four.
By: Brandi B.
In the book The Island of the Blue Dolphins an Indian girl named Karana becomes stranded on the Island and has to defend for her life from the dogs. She finds out that one of the Aleut dogs has been trapped on the Island with her and becomes her friend after abandoning his pack. Karana had named the Aleut dog Rontu.
My favorite part of the book would be when she tries to kill the Devilfish, Rontu got into the grasp of the Devilfish, and when Karana had saved Rontu's life.
If I could change the ending I would because it dropped off right when I was wondering what happened to Karana. I would change it to when Karana was going to England, and when Rontu and Karana got to England.
Overall I can say that the book was awesome. It had clear understandings and Scott O' Dell had explained the story very well.
Out of 5 stars I would have to say I give it 4.5 stars.
By Dakota R.
Island of the Blue Dolphins is about a girl named Karana. Karana lives on an island with her tribe, but one day her tribe leaves but she gets off to go get her brother but later he dies. I liked the book I thought that it was very interesting. I would give the book four stars, because I think that the author explained everything very well. Karana has a dog-named Rontu but he later dies. That reminded me of my first dog because Rontu was her first dog and he died and my first dog died. I would recommend this book to people who like to explore and like animals. Lastly I enjoyed reading Island of the Blue Dolphins.
By Leah
Island of the Blue Dolphins is a book about a girl named Karana who is stranded on and Island with her brother but he dies from a pack of wild dogs. They have a lot of adventures. My favorite character is Rontu because he a wild dog and he is cute and fluffy. One of my least favorite parts is when Rontu dies, it is really sad. If I got to change a part of the book it would definetly be when Rontu is dying. My thoughts about this book is that it's a pretty good book but very sad. I recommend this book to people who like survivor books. I rate this book a three star book.
By Mark L
Island of the Blue Dolphins is about 24 year old woman trapped on a island since the day the Aleuts came. The Aleuts came to the island to fish but soon they took some of the natives on the island of the blue dolphins to where they live. But the woman was left on the island her name was Karana. She has to make her own weapons food and shelter. Karana becomes friends with a lot of animals like a dog, birds, and a otter.
Two years later Karana is about 27 years old and is wondering if the Aleuts will ever come and rescue her. But one day a ship come but it was not the Aleuts so Karana tries to hide herself until the leave. 1 year later she is still on the island and her dog dies, but she sees that the dog had a son so she tries to find him and keep. Then about 1 month later Carana sees a ship and it is the Aleuts to come and save her.
I would say this book wasn't very exciting. You would kind of know what would happen next. Like when she gets off the island, you would have guessed that would happen. So I give this book 7 out of 10 exceptional but not great but you won't be disappointed.
McKinley Y.
Island of the Blue Dolphins is a book about a girl named Karana that lives on an island then her tribe moves away and she gets left behind on the island and how she survives for years alone. I think this book is exiting and good for anyone how likes adventure. The author is descriptive and makes you feel like you are there. The author also has sad parts but then does something happy happens and makes you feel better. I recommend this book to anyone who likes adventure and books where you see how someone survives on their own. Over all I would give this book 4 out of 5 stars.
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[Rating: 4 Stars]
We are a group of third grade students and we have read the book Island of the Blue Dolphins. The boys in our group would give this book 4 ½ stars and the girls would give it 5 stars. The boys would give it a 4 ½ because of the slowness at the beginning and because of the sadness throughout the book because most of the people die. Overall, though, the boys say it's a good book. The girls give it a 5 because it's sad and exciting at the same time. The main character is a girl and in many other books the main character is a boy.
This is a book about a girl named Karana and her survival by herself on an island.
It is based on a true story that happened in the mid 1800's.
If you like animals, then we recommend that you read this book because it has a lot of animals in it. The beginning is kind of slow and a little bit sad but the book does become exciting. In this book, a lot of characters die, but that shouldn't be too scary to people unless they're under the age of eight or nine. If you don't like really sad books, this may not be the best pick, but it's a really good book in part because Karana leaves her fears behind and goes on with her life in an exciting, inspiring way.
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[Rating: 5 Stars]
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