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Island of the Blue Dolphins
First edition
AuthorScott O'Dell
Cover artistEvaline Ness
LanguageEnglish
GenreChildren's novel
PublisherHoughton Mifflin
Publication date1960
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardcover & paperback); Audiobook
Pages177
ISBN0-395-06962-9
OCLC225474
Followed byZia 

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.

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Pedagogical analysis

Sara L. Schwebel, chair of the Carolina Children’s Literature consortium and English professor, states that Island of the Blue Dolphins should be better integrated into school curriculum alongside relevant contemporary scholarship. Further, she contends that children can grapple with critical issues such as colonialism, disempowerment, and resilience in school settings. Children may also be more capable of dealing with death in books than adults perceive them to be, and exposure to Island of the Blue Dolphins or texts with similar depictions of death can be helpful for children to begin processing the concept of death at an early age.

See also

References

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference isbndb was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Schwebel, Sara L. (2013). "Taking Children's Literature Scholarship to the Public". Children's Literature Association Quarterly. 38 (4): 470–75. doi:10.1353/chq.2013.0057.
  3. "The Treatment of Death in Children's Literature". Children's Literature Review. 101. November 2004. Retrieved 4 December 2022 – via go.gale.com.

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Awards
Preceded byOnion John Newbery Medal recipient
1961
Succeeded byThe Bronze Bow
Preceded byThe Helen Keller Story Winner of the
William Allen White Children's Book Award

1963
Succeeded byThe Incredible Journey
Newbery Medal–winning works
1922–1925
1926–1950
1951–1975
1976–2000
2001–present
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