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Author | Scott O'Dell |
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Cover artist | Evaline Ness |
Language | English |
Genre | Children's novel |
Publisher | Houghton Mifflin |
Publication date | 1960 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (hardcover & paperback); Audiobook |
Pages | 177 |
ISBN | 0-395-06962-9 |
OCLC | 225474 |
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.
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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
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- "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 | ||
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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 |
- 1960 American novels
- American children's novels
- American novels adapted into films
- Books about Native Americans
- Children's historical novels
- Channel Islands of California
- Chumash people
- Historical novels
- History of Ventura County, California
- Houghton Mifflin books
- Newbery Medal–winning works
- Novels about survival skills
- Novels set in California
- Novels set in the 19th century
- Novels set on islands
- First-person narrative novels