Island of the Blue Dolphins
first publication date: 1960
original title: Island of the Blue Dolphins
original language: American English
main subject: robinsonade
narrative location: California
followed by: Zia
Island of the Blue Dolphins is a 1960 children's novel by American writer Scott O'Dell, which tells the story of a girl named Karana, who is stranded alone for years on an island off the California coast. It is based on the true story of Juana Maria, a Nicoleño Native American left alone for 18 years on San Nicolas Island during the 19th century. Island of the Blue Dolphins won the Newbery Medal in 1961. It was adapted into a film of the same name in 1964. O'Dell later wrote a sequel, Zia, published in 1976. Island of the Blue Dolphins has been the subject of much literary and pedagogical scholarship related to survival, feminism, the resilience of Indigenous peoples, and beyond. Source: Wikipedia (en)
Editions
4- date of publication: 1996ISBN-13: 978-0-440-94000-5
- ISBN-13: 978-0-440-43988-2
- date of publication: 1960-09-09ISBN-13: 978-0-395-06962-2
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